MoEF & CC announces the measures taken to ban use of single use plastic

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide press release dated 12 December 2022 has published following directions issued under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to ban single use plastic:

1. Plastic raw material manufacturers to stop supplying plastic raw material for manufacture of banned single use plastic items,
2. SPCBs/PCCs were directed to revoke / modify consent / registration issued to banned SUP producers,
3. State Urban Development Department have been directed to take necessary action for implementation of SUP ban. Separately, custom authorities have been asked to stop the import of banned SUP items.