Tag: Single Use Plastic

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0, plastic waste management, including elimination of SUP, is a crucial area of focus.

In a letter to Vice-Chancellors of all Universities and Principals of all Colleges/institutes, UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said the awareness programmes to avoid the use of single-use plastics has been identified as one of the themes for the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' campaign.   

The Environment Ministry said plastic packaging waste not covered under the phase-out of identified single-use plastic items should be collected and managed in an environmentally sustainable way through the Extended Producer Responsibility of the producer, importer and brand owner (PIBO) as per Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Bhubaneswar:  With a resolve to eliminate the single use plastic (disposable plastic) from the country’s landscape by 2022 (150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi), from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) this year, the Centre will launch an extensive campaign focussing collection of single use plastics for massive recycling. Will Odisha stand up to this mega challenge […]

Bhubaneswar: After ban on Single Use Plastics (SUPs) in all urban settlements of the State, the State government will soon extend the prohibition to all rural areas by October 2, 2020. Sources said, a discussion regarding this was held during a high level meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of Odisha Asit Tripathy. […]