Page 4 - Plastic Ban

Milk pouches to PET bottles: Giving up plastic will be hard habit to break

Lacking serious government legislation and punitive action, the impact of the ban on single-use plastics is questionable

From cigarette butts to straws, govt considers ban on 12 plastic products

In what could be a relief to beverage firms, only bottles of less than 200 ml will be barred from use, according to the proposal

Top 10 biz headlines: Auto sales down 23.5%, direct tax code delay & more

From PV sales declining for the 10th straight month to chances that the govt is unlikely to replace the Income Tax Act with the direct tax code, here are the top business headlines for Tuesday

Amazon India aims to eliminate single-use plastic packaging by June 2020

Flipkart has said it has reduced its usage of single-use plastic by 25% across its packaging value chain and it aims to move towards 100% recycled plastic consumption in its supply chain by March 2021

Firms turn off the plastic tap; activists say more work needs to be done

Companies in the bottled water space, for instance, say glass is an expensive alternative

Air India, subsidiaries to ban single-use plastic from Gandhi Jayanti

In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to shun single-use plastic and encouraged usage of jute and cloth bags to protect the environment

India set to outlaw six single-use plastic products on October 2: Report

India lacks an organised system for management of plastic waste, leading to widespread littering across its towns and cities

The long and politically tortuous journey to fight plastic menace

To fight the menace, India would do well to encourage the use of biodegradable raw material instead of petroleum products for packaging

All railway units to enforce ban on single-use plastic material from Oct 2

All vendors and staff across Indian Railways are to be encouraged to use reusable bags to reduce plastic footprint

Chidambaram hails PM's call for population control, single-use plastic ban

Chidambaram also said he hoped the finance minister and I-T officials had heard the PM's exhortation to respect wealth creators loud and clear

Use of plastic to be banned in Rajasthan's Mount Abu from August 15

The ban will cover plastic carry bags, boxes, thermocol cups, plates and other disposable plastic items.

From March 1, you can't sell, use plastic in Puducherry as govt imposes ban

On March 23 last year, Maharashtra govt imposed a ban on the manufacture, use, sale and distribution of all plastic materials like plastic bags, spoons, plates, bottles and thermocol items

Tamil Nadu starts the new year with positive response to plastic ban

Items excluded are plastic cases containing milk, curd, biodegradable plastics and packaging plastics like water bottle from big firms by the government and others

Plastic bags to be banned in Bihar from October 25: State govt to Patna HC

Advocate General Lalit Kishore made it clear that all types of plastic bags, irrespective of their thickness, would be banned in the state from the mentioned dates

Hit by ban, plastic industry launches fund to streamline recycling

All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association claims job losses of around 50,000 due to the ban on plastics

Ban on single-use plastic won't help

Plastic bags were but one aspect of India's growing waste management crisis

Plastic ban: UP constitutes 'Pottery Board' to promote terracotta items

The purpose of the Board would be to revive pottery and hand-crafted earthenware

Maharashtra govt softens plastic ban after industry lobbying

The government banned the sale of plastic bottles containing drinking water less under 200 millilitres

Maharashtra plastic ban: Retailers say it is impractical in many cases

The government has banned manufacturing, use, sale, distribution and storage of plastic materials such as bags, spoons, plates and other disposable items

Maharashtra ban effect? Airlines go green, cut plastic cutlery, trash bags

Though the move comes as part of a larger commitment towards environment, it isn't clear whether the state order is applicable to airlines