Plastic Ban Awareness

Hello! Friends,

Plastic Ban is very important step to save our earth and the enviornment. It is going to be very difficult to go with plastic specially bags. But still please follow the rules by levied by the government. The penalty levied is too high for a common person. Infact try not to use plastic in any form as it is not good for our health too. Lets #GoGreen say #NoPlastic agree #PlasticBan and save our earth for the forthcoming generation.

Announcement And Implementation.

The Maharashtra government had announced Plastic Ban on 23rd March, 2018. The implementation started from 23rd June, 2018. The Maharashtra government had also banned the manufacture, usage, transport, distribution, wholesale and retail sale and storage, and import of plastic bags. 

Other states in India with Plastic Ban. 

Maharashtra, Bengaluru, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan has imposed the plastic ban.

11 states that have partial bans on the use of plastic bags on the grounds of religious, historical or natural importance, or during the pilgrimage season — Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Plastic Products covered under the Ban

• Plastic bags.
• Disposable plastic items like spoons, forks,   cups, glasses, containers.
• Disposable thermocol items like plates,          glasses, bowls, and containers.
• Non-woven polypropylene bags.
• Plastic pouches for storing liquid.
• Plastic wrap used for packaging or storing    products.
• Plastic packaging for food items.
• Plastic and thermocol decorations.

Plastic Products exempted from the Ban

• Plastic bags or plastic used for packaging of medicines.
• Compostable plastic bags or material used for plant nurseries, horticulture, agriculture, handling of solid waste.
• Plastic and plastic bags for export purpose only, in the Special Economic Zone and export-oriented units.
• The plastic used for handling of solid waste (for example garbage used at homes).
• Plastic cover or plastic to wrap material used at the manufacturing stage or is an integral part of manufacturing.
• Food grade virgin plastic bags not less than 50-micron thickness used for packaging of milk.

Milk Bags and Water Bottles

Plastic milk pouches will have to be more than 50 microns thick and should be recyclable. The price for buyback should be clearly printed.  Empty milk bags will be saled back to the seller in return for which he will pay you Rs 0.50.

All PET bottle will have buyback depository mechanism with a predefined buyback price printed specifically on each bottle. Consumers will have to pay Rs 1 and Rs 2 extra above the MRP for buying PET bottles of 500 ml and 1 litre respectively. Plastic bottles with a capacity of less than half a litre have been banned completely.

Penalty for Violation of Ban.

Fine for violating the ban will be Rs 5,000 for the first offence, Rs 10,000 for the second and Rs 25,000 for the third offence or a three-month jail term or both. Manufacturers, on the other hand, stand to lose their license.

Why should we ban plastic?

• Plastic pollute our land and water.
• Plastic never break down hence cannot be recycled.
• Plastic is harmful to wildlife, marine life and also human health. 
• Plastic consume lot of energy in it's production. Plastic is highly flammable.
• Plastic usage is causing obstruction in the river-drain.
• Better alternatives are available for Plastic.

Do comment any question or idea or option regarding #PlasticBan.

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