Plastic packaging waste does not belong to the identified single-use plastic items that need to be disposed of. They must be collected and managed in an environmentally sustainable way.
The Ministry of the Environment notified plastic waste management regulations on Friday, which prohibit certain single-use plastics. items by 2022. The Ministry said that pollution caused by disposable plastic products has become a major environmental challenge faced by all countries, and India is committed to taking measures to reduce pollution caused by littering with disposable plastic products.
The government then listed single-use plastic products whose manufacture, import, storage, distribution and sale has been prohibited as of July 1, 2022.