The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on March 16, 2023, issued a notification regarding the reduction of plastic waste generation and compliance with the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016.
The main area of focus is source segregation of waste, segregated collection and transportation, the processing of segregated waste, setting up of Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in all ULBs, continuous awareness generation for reducing Single Use Plastic (SUP), and use of substitute products.
The States/UTs have constituted the Special Task Force (STF) under the chairpersonship of the Chief Secretary / Administrator for the elimination of identified single-use plastic items and effective plastic waste management and the development of a comprehensive action plan in this regard. A National Level Taskforce has also been constituted by the Ministry for taking coordinated efforts to eliminate identified single-use plastic items and effective implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
For effective monitoring of the ban on identified single-use plastic (SUP) items and plastic waste management in the country, online platforms that are in operation are the National Dashboard on the elimination of single-use plastics and effective plastic waste management; Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Monitoring Module for Compliance on Elimination of Single-Use Plastic and CPCB Grievance Redressal App.
Regular enforcement drives have been undertaken by CPCB, State Pollution Control Board (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) to implement the ban on identified single-use plastic items and on plastic carry bags having thicknesses of less than 120 microns.
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