List of banned single-use plastic items

The Central Government has prohibited the use of single-use plastics. The new law will go into effect on July 1. According to a press release from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, control rooms at the national and state levels are required for the effective enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics. The control rooms will also keep an eye on the illegal production and distribution of single-use plastics.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change stated about the terrible effects of plastic pollution on our environment “Single-use plastic waste is widely acknowledged to be harmful to both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, particularly those in marine regions. Eliminating pollution caused by single-use plastics is now a major environmental challenge for all nations around the world.” It also published a list of plastic items that will be prohibited beginning July 1.

Banned plastic items 

• Earbuds with plastic sticks
• Plastic sticks for balloons
• Plastic flags
• Candy sticks 
• Ice-cream sticks
• Polystyrene (Thermocol) for decoration 
• Plastic plates 
• Cups 
• Glasses
• Cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays 
• Wrapping or packaging films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets
• Plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, stirrers