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    India consumes close to 12.8 million tonnes of plastic per year, of which 5 million tonnes becomes waste. Plastic pollution is a major problem as much of this waste ends up littering land and oceans. While plastic has benefits of being lightweight and durable, the issue is improper disposal of single-use plastic items. The government has implemented new rules to make plastic manufacturers and retailers responsible for plastic waste collection and recycling, though current recycling rates remain low at 9-10%. Solutions proposed include improving waste management infrastructure, using technology to convert plastic waste to energy, implementing buy-back programs, and promoting alternatives to reduce plastic use.

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    India consumes close to 12.8 million tonnes of plastic per year, of which 5 million tonnes becomes waste. Plastic pollution is a major problem as much of this waste ends up littering land and oceans. While plastic has benefits of being lightweight and durable, the issue is improper disposal of single-use plastic items. The government has implemented new rules to make plastic manufacturers and retailers responsible for plastic waste collection and recycling, though current recycling rates remain low at 9-10%. Solutions proposed include improving waste management infrastructure, using technology to convert plastic waste to energy, implementing buy-back programs, and promoting alternatives to reduce plastic use.

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    India consumes close to 12.8 million tonnes of plastic per year, of which 5 million tonnes becomes waste. Plastic pollution is a major problem as much of this waste ends up littering land and oceans. While plastic has benefits of being lightweight and durable, the issue is improper disposal of single-use plastic items. The government has implemented new rules to make plastic manufacturers and retailers responsible for plastic waste collection and recycling, though current recycling rates remain low at 9-10%. Solutions proposed include improving waste management infrastructure, using technology to convert plastic waste to energy, implementing buy-back programs, and promoting alternatives to reduce plastic use.

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    India consumes close to 12.8 million tonnes of plastic per year, of which 5 million tonnes becomes waste. Plastic pollution is a major problem as much of this waste ends up littering land and oceans. While plastic has benefits of being lightweight and durable, the issue is improper disposal of single-use plastic items. The government has implemented new rules to make plastic manufacturers and retailers responsible for plastic waste collection and recycling, though current recycling rates remain low at 9-10%. Solutions proposed include improving waste management infrastructure, using technology to convert plastic waste to energy, implementing buy-back programs, and promoting alternatives to reduce plastic use.

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    LUCID MAINS CURRENT AFFAIRS 2018

    1. PLASTIC POLLUTION
    BEAT THE PLASTIC- Theme of World Environment Day
    Global Host 2018 - India

    WHAT IS PLASTIC- Plastics are organic polymers of high molecular mass and often
    contain other substances. They are usually synthetic, mainly derived from petrochemicals

    POLLUTION DATA – Plastic infrastructure report 2017, FICCI, states that India consumes
    close to 12.8 million tonnes of plastic per annum of which close to 5 million tonnes is
    rendered as waste every year
    If a polluting agent, why it’s usage continue
    • Highly cost effective
    • Ease of manufacture
    • Ease of convenience- lightness
    • Durability and Flexibility
    • Non-corrosiveness
    • Water proof

    Therefore, Plastic is not the problem but littering of plastic is and in particular the
    single use plastics
    • India spots 18% of global population and 2.4% of global land area .of the total waste
    India generates 60% plastic waste is dumped into the oceans. A world Economic
    forum study indicates that by 2050 oceans will have more plastics than fish.
    • Recycling (less than 50 microns ) of plastic is abysmally low at 9% - 10%

    NEO IAS, Charachira Road, Near Kerala State Civil Service Academy, Mob: 9188152205 Page 1
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    HOW IT REACHES HUMAN /WILDLIFE SYSTEM
    • Direct – Indiscriminate burning and disposal of plastic products
    • Indirect - Through food chain, cosmetics ( micro beads ) etc,

    Thereby affecting the health of both human and wildlife. Marine organisms often consume
    it confusing it for food Also, Marine litter is one of the potent cause of marine pollution

    MAJOR ISSUES
    • Ban is not the answer, enforcement of ban will also paralyse auxiliary industries for
    instance - agriculture retail hotel, restaurants and dairy among many others
    • Lack of viable alternative to affect livelihoods

    LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
    Plastic Waste Management (Amended) Rules, 2018.
    • Strengthens concept of ‘extended producers responsibility’ whereby plastic
    manufacturers and retail establishments that use plastics are legally bound to
    introduce a system of collecting back plastic waste

    CASE STUDIES
    Global
    • Sweden- follows a policy of ‘No Plastic Ban instead more plastic recycling’.
    Thus, less than 1% of Sweden’s household waste goes into landfill dump
    • Rwanda- Enforces strict plastic ban , and on violation imposes huge penalties
    including imprisonment

    NEO IAS, Charachira Road, Near Kerala State Civil Service Academy, Mob: 9188152205 Page 2
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    Local
    • Kerala Green protocol- made mandatory in all government offices in Kerala, based
    on 3Rs -Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
    • Kannur district in Kerala went on to become the first plastic free districts and in a
    time frame of just 5 months

    WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE


    • Segregation of waste at the municipal level
    • Better waste management - Waste to energy plants using sophisticated technology
    - technology like polymer injection
    • Buy back mechanism
    • Behavioural change - Self regulation and self awareness, sustainable alternatives
    for day-to day use
    • Bioplastics as long-term solution

    NEO IAS, Charachira Road, Near Kerala State Civil Service Academy, Mob: 9188152205 Page 3
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