Government To Ban Six Items From October 2 In An Attempt To Reduce Single-Use Plastic Consumption

As per reports in renowned media houses, India is set to ban as many as six items in an attempt to scrap single-use plastic from cities and villages from October 2. In his Independence Day speech, the Prime-Minister Shri Narendra Modi, urged all citizens and government agencies to take the 'first big step' towards scraping single-use plastic by October 2. Around 50% of single-use plastic products end up in the ocean harming the marine life and entering the human food chain.

The government plans to ban these six items to reduce the 14 million tons of annual consumption in India by 5-10%. Penalties for the violation of the ban will take effect after 6 months to provide people with ample time to adopt other alternatives. The government also plans to push for use of only recyclable plastic and will also ask E-commerce companies to cut back on the use of plastic. The plastic used by E-commerce companies for packaging amounts to 40% of India's annual consumption.