The aggressive growth of plastic consumption has been one of the significant problems India has been battling for too long. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, only 60% of the plastic waste is recycled out of the 9.46 million metric tons of plastic waste generated annually. The rest of the waste ends up filling up the landfills, rivers, and oceans, causing irreversible environmental damage, affecting human health and the entire ecosystem.
Moreover, the majority of the states lacked proper recycling infrastructure to dismantle and reuse plastic waste. Above that, maximum supply chains involved with the packaging industry are yet to adopt sustainable waste management practices too.
Thanks to the Central Pollution Control Board Of India, which has been battling to streamline disorganized plastic waste management practices for too long, decided to ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, and sale of single-use plastics from 1st July 2022. It enabled the plastic importers, manufacturers, dismantlers, and handlers of plastic waste to take the necessary Extended Producer’s Responsibilities (EPRs) by shifting towards eco-friendly plastic management practices.
Such responsibilities are impacting the packaging industries to adopt sustainable practices while dealing with plastic waste. Moreover, the promotion of EPR-authorised plastic waste management strategies has held both the manufacturers and importers responsible to accept an EPR-complaint plastic recycling process by partnering with EPR-authorised agencies.
Since the packaging industry plays a crucial role towards the contribution of plastic waste, it’s high time to create awareness amongst the handlers of plastic waste addressing the current crisis.
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