Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Use restrictions Pollution control Recycling/reuse Inspection Offences/penalties Waste management Packaging/labelling Procedural matters Waste prevention

Geographical area

Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia

Abstract

These rules establish requirements for plastic sheets. They shall apply to every waste generator, local body, Gram Panchayat, manufacturer, importers and producer. The manufacture, importer stocking, distribution, sale and use of carry bags, plastic sheets or like, or cover made of plastic sheet and multilayered packaging, shall be subject to the following conditions: a) carry bags and plastic packaging shall either be in natural shade which is without any added pigments or made using only those pigments and colourings which are in conformity with Indian Standard: IS 9833:1981 titled as “List of pigments and colourings for use in plastics in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water”, as amended from time to time; b) Carry bags made of recycled plastic or products made of recycled plastic shall not be used for storing, carrying, dispensing or packaging ready to eat or drink food stuff’; c) carry bag made of virgin or recycled plastic, shall not be less than fifty microns in thickness; d) plastic sheet or like, which is not an integral part of multilayered packaging and cover made of plastic sheet used for packaging, wrapping the commodity shall not be less than fifty microns in thickness except where the thickness of such plastic sheets impair the functionality of the product; e) manufacturers shall not sell or provide or arrange plastic to be used as raw material to a producer, not having valid registration from the concerned State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committee; f) sachets using plastic material shall not be used for storing, packing or selling gutkha, tobacco and pan masala; g) recycling of plastic waste shall conform to the Indian Standard: IS 14534:1998 titled as Guidelines for Recycling of Plastics, as amended from time to time; h) The provision of thickness shall not be applicable to carry bags made up of compostable plastic. Carry bags made from compostable plastics shall conform to the Indian Standard: IS 17088:2008 titled as Specifications for Compostable Plastics, as amended from time to time. The manufacturers or seller of compostable plastic carry bags shall obtain a certificate from the Central Pollution Control Board before marketing or selling; and i) plastic material, in any form including Vinyl Acetate - Maleic Acid - Vinyl Chloride Copolymer, shall not be used in any package for packaging gutkha, pan masala and tobacco in all forms.

Full text

English/Hindi

Website

www.moef.gov.in

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (No. 29 of 1986).

Legislation | India | 1986

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Framework law, Basic legislation, Soil pollution/quality, Hazardous substances, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX