The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on July 20, 2022 has issued a notification with reference to the notification of the Ministry Environment, Forests & Climate change which specified the Prohibition on manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of the following single-use plastic, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities effective from July 01, 2022.
The following items have been strictly banned:
• Ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene [Thermocol] for decoration;
• Plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays, wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, and cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, stirrers.
Any Manufacturer found manufacturing above items in the state then immediately contact the Control Room No. 079-23262707 and give the details, the person concerned shall be punished under the Plastic waste management rule, 2016.
