Single-use plastic: indians produce 2.4 lakh tonnes of single-use plastic every year, now these 19 things are banned

Single-Use Plastic Ban: From July 1, the central government is going to ban 19 things made of single-use plastic. 

After this, it will be illegal to use them and there is also a provision of punishment for doing so. What is single-use plastic and why is the ban necessary?

From July 1, there will be a complete ban on manufacturing, selling, storing, and exporting these items. The ban is being imposed so that the pollution caused by single-use plastic waste can be reduced. Single-use plastic i.e. such things made of plastic, which we can use only once or throw it away.

Environment Ministry officials told the news agency that 19 items made of single-use plastic have been banned under the Environment Protection Act.

If anyone uses these items now, He may be punished with a fine or imprisonment or both under section 15 of this Act. Section 15 provides for imprisonment of up to 7 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh. Single-use plastic is extremely dangerous for the environment. Such plastics neither decompose nor can they be burnt.

Their fragments release toxic chemicals into the environment, which are dangerous for humans and animals. In addition, single-use plastic waste prevents rainwater from entering the ground, thereby reducing the groundwater level.

According to the United Nations, one million plastic bottles are bought every minute around the world.

Whereas, 5 lakh crore plastic bags are used every year. 

More than half of all plastic products are made for single use. Due to this plastic waste is getting accumulated on the earth. 

The United Nations estimates that 400 million tonnes of plastic waste are generated every year.

According to the United Nations, about 200 million tonnes of plastic waste have gone into the oceans so far. The rest of the waste gets mixed in the rivers and streams or remains lying. According to the pollution CONTROL BOARD' target='_blank' title='central pollution control board-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>central pollution control board, 2.4 lakh tonnes of single-use plastic is produced in india every year...According to this, every person produces 18 grams of single-use plastic waste every year. 

The Federation of indian Chambers of Commerce and industry (FICCI) report came in 2017. It was told in this report that an indian consumes 11 kg of plastic every year. The ganges river is number two in spreading the most plastic waste to the oceans.

Experts estimate that the speed with which plastic waste is spreading in the oceans, if this rate continues, then by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish...The central government has now banned 19 items. 

More stuff will be added to it in the future. The pollution CONTROL BOARD' target='_blank' title='central pollution control board-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>central pollution control board has also told about the option of single-use plastic. At the same time, instead of plastic cups, kulchas can be used. There is already a ban on manufacturing, selling, and storing plastics of thickness less than 50 microns in the country. Plastics with a thickness of fewer than 75 microns were banned from 30 September.

Now 19 items made of single-use plastic have been banned. On march 28 this year, the government had told the lok sabha that from december 31, 2022, plastic carry bags with a thickness of fewer than 120 microns would be banned.