BAN on SUP

Single use Plastics

Draft Notification 2021

Dr RAVI P. AGRAHARI
(IIT Delhi, Author of Mc Graw Hill
Director of Purvanchal IAS, Gorakhpur(UP)
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 OVERVIEW

Plastic Waste Management Rules (PMW) , 2016 (amended in 2018)-

Increase minimum thickness of plastic carry bags from 40 to 50 microns and stipulate
minimum thickness of 50 micron for plastic sheets and also facilitate collection and
recycling of plastic waste.

Draft Notification 2021 –

The 2021 draft rules have proposed to prohibit manufacture, import, stocking,
distribution and sale of certain single – use plastics from Jan 1, 2022.

The draft also proposes to increase the thickness of carrybags made out of virgin or
recycled plastics from 50 – 120 microns.

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 BACKGROUND

SUP – India has defined SUP as disposable plastics (use and throw items) that
are commonly used for packaging and include items intended to be used only
once before they are thrown.

Effects –
• plastic make up one of the most greenhouse gas.
• Water pollution – threat to marine life and ecosystem.
• piling up on our coastlines - impacts vulnerable communities first
• when plastic is incinerated (illegal facilities) its toxic fumes quickly become a
health hazard for residents, leading to everything from skin rashes to cancer

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 The items to be banned under the draft have been identified with the help of an expert committee
constituted by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals. The selection was based on
an index of their utility and environmental impact.

1ST CATEGORY – plastic sticks used in balloons, flags, candy, ice-cream, ear buds and thermocols
used in decorations

2ND CATEGORY - plates, cups, glasses and cutlery such as forks, spoons, wrapping and packing
films used in sweet boxes , invitation cards, sweet boxes; stirrers and plastic banners that are less
than 100 microns in thickness (proposed to be banned from July 1, 2022)

3RD CATEGORY – prohibition of use of non-woven bags (Non-woven bags are made of non-
biodegradable plastic) below 240 microns in thickness (proposed to be banned from September,
2022)
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 CRITERIAS FOR FRAMING INDEX

UTILITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Hygiene Collectability
Product safety Recyclability
Essentiality Possibility of end-of-life solution
Social impact Environmental impact of alternative
materials

Economic impact Littering propensity

The items that had low score on utility and high score on
environmental impact were chosen for prohibition.

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 CHALLENGES AHEAD –
• 26,000 tons of plastic waste generated across in India everyday, of which more
than 10,000 tons stays uncollected.
• A significant amount of plastic ends up in rivers, oceans and landfills.
• Opposition from the plastic industry will make it tougher for effective
implementation.

WAY FORWARD –

• A thorough economic and environmental cost-benefit analysis should be done

• Should incorporate and take into account the social and economic impact of the
ban
• Better recycling policy in place.

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 BACTERIUM DEGRADING PLASTICS IDENTIFIED

• The bacterium uses two enzymes in sequence to break down the

highly biodegradation-resistant polymer PET (polyethylene
terephthalate) – Japanese scientist

• From the microbial consortium, the researchers isolated a unique

bacterium — Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 — that could almost
completely degrade a thin film of PET in a short span of six
weeks at 30 degree C.

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