No proposal is being considered to extend the ban on single-use plastics . Single-use plastics are a major contributor to plastic pollution .
New Delhi, December 12: According to Parliamentarian Umesh G Jadhav, no proposal is currently being considered to extend the ban on single-use plastics, and Union environment, forest, and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav informed Lok Sabha on Monday.The central government's response was in response to a question about the proposed change, if any, of the identified plastic products under the ban on July 1, 2022.Plastics that are single-use are usually discarded after being only used once and do not undergo the recycling process.They are a major contributor to plastic pollution, and they are included in earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic banners, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration, plates, cups, glasses, cutlery, such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays, wrapping or packing plastic carry bags with a thickness less than seventy-five microns, had been banned earlier With the support of various government departments, capacity-building workshops are being organized for industrial units to increase the production of environmentally friendly and degradable substitutes for single-use plastics.According to current data, the minister said that manufacturers who produce manufactured single-use plastic items have been able to transition away from the banned single-use plastics and that such products are also available in small shops.He said that the minister has said that the government has taken steps to prevent such manufacturers from supplying such products.