Which products are banned with the single use plastic ban in India

Banned Single Use Plastic Items Earbuds, plastic sticks for flags, balloons, candy, ice cream, as well as “thermocol” plates, glasses, cups, spoons, forks, knives, trays, and straws. Packaging film used to wrap invitation cards, sweets, cigarettes, and plastic or PVC banners under 100 microns, and stirrers (used in labs). While this may seem like a massive overhaul already, it really isn’t; for these are but 15-16 products, there are thousands more. Still, we had to begin somewhere, somehow, and with some collective will, we have. However, this change is huge, and unquestionably unfair on small businesses, vendors and manufacturers who just do not have the tools nor the means, nor any support from their governments, they are just passively waiting for the days to pan out. Paper straws cost five times as much as plastic straws, and that is a huge dent on any humble enterprise Plastic packaing New Demand Alternates to SUPs are certainly more expensive for now, and there aren’t many to begin with either. As customers, we will need to bear the brunt of yet another price rise, and take it on the chin. Or, we can simply spread the word: carry your own shopping bags made of firmer, friendlier stuff. Make sure the word is heard loud and clear, tell your friends, family, everyone, and anyone: carry your own bags. Workplace Measures post single use plastic ban For work spaces and fellow employees you can gift long lasting shopping bags made of cloth or jute or even try and grab some double enforced paperbags that don’t break easily. And remember not to just hand them over without explaining the reasons behind your unforeseen generosity. And of course, phase out all forms of single use plastic from your daily operations. According to the CPCB, India generates about 2.4 lakh tonnes of single use plastic per annum, with per capita SUP production at 0.18 kg per year, but the Centre for Science and Environment CSE believes these figure are underreported. While the centre claims 60% of all plastic waste is recycled, surveys launched by the centre itself found the figure was 12% in 2019.