The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB) has prohibited the production, sale, marketing, storage, etc. of Single Used Plastic (SUP) under the Uttarakhand Plastic and Other Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2013.
The following rules has been made: -
1) Prohibition of single used plastic under the Uttarakhand Plastic and Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2013.
2) Bio-Compostable plastic bags and polybags more than 50-micron thickness used for handling collection, transportation of the waste such as bio medical waste, municipal solid waste and hazardous waste are excluded.
3) The amended Penalty for: -
• Manufacturer/transporter – Rs. 2,00,000/-
• Whole seller/Traders – Rs. 1,00,000/-
• Individual Users- Rs. 100/-
4) The six month period will be provided to the factories or units those who are engaged in the production of Single Used Plastic in the state.
[Order No.- UKPC/H.O./76(III)/4376-877]
