Single-use plastic items will be banned from 1st July 2022

New Delhi – The Government of India will be banning harmful single-use plastic items from 1st July 2022. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India has notified all the organisations involved in the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of these items. In this notice, they have been instructed to make the required preparations for the ban of these single-use plastic items before 30th June. In this notice, it has also been warned that those breaking the rules will be strictly punished. This includes punishments like forfeit of the products, fines for harming the environment or banning the business related to that product.

Ban on Plastics items from this month, stop using single use plastic immediately #singleuseplastic #CentralPollutionControlBoard #Plastichttps://t.co/s4bKzFwllH

— Tezzbuzz (@Tezzbuzz1) February 14, 2022

Which items will be banned ?

Earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration; plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays; wrapping or packaging films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, and cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, stirrers, etc.