less than 200 ml capacity, single disposable
cutleries such as plates, dishes, spoons,
cups, glasses, forks, bowls, pouches for
selling liquid products except for milk
and decorative materials like flowers to
be banned, right from manufacturing to
distribution, no plastic to be distributed.
2. A limit of just 50 microns plastic sheet
was allowed for storing or transporting
products.
3. There was an exemption on the usage
of Polythene for materials such as plant
nurseries, medicines, blood transfusion
bags, and other healthcare sector items.
4. Single-use plastics were banned in Goa
and Andhra Pradesh as well.
5. 55 Airports in India are single-use
plastics free since then.
6. State Governments had already
announced a ban on plastic even before
Modi gave a call from the Red Fort
7. An issue was made by 20 states on
banning plastic since 15th August 2019
8. The following were prohibited for use
1) tetra water bottles
2) single-use straws
3) plastic and styrofoam teacups and containers
Problems Encountered
In August, when Modi had discussed
banning plastic, the industry feared a dip in
their sales.
Concerns were raised by the Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI) on the banes of banning
plastic in the industry.
They mentioned that there would be a spike in
the FMCG products and manufacturers would
resort to alternative packing. This would have
had a bad impact on the consumers as well.
People would lose their jobs as well as there
would be losses in the food processing
industries as well
Having said, their idea is to be aware before
taking a drastic step of totally banning plastic
now, there are chances that it will happen by
2022