The plastic carry bags are the biggest contributors to the littered waste. Every year, millions of plastic bags end up in the environment on land, soil, water bodies, which take an average of one thousand years to decompose completely.
The Rules provide for -
Increase in minimum thickness of plastic carry bags from 40 to 50 microns and stipulating minimum thickness of 50 microns for plastic sheets being used for packaging and wrapping commodities.
Amendments in 2018
In 2018, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released new amendments to the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Key Highlights
A New Central registration system shall be established by CPCB for the registration of the producer/importer/brand owner.
Amendments in 2021
The rules were further amended in 2021.