plastic

plastic means: material which contains as an essential ingredient a high polymer and which at some stage in its processing into finished productus can be  shaped by flow

Plastic waste is recycled in India in an “unorganized” way. 60% of the plastic-waste

collected and segregated gets recycled back into materials for further processing into consumer

Some of the silent features Rules about plastic are:-

• Use of plastic materials in sachets for storing, packing or selling gutkha, 

   tobacco and pan masala has been banned.

• discarded PVC chappals/shoes in varied colors and grades of plastics material.
• discarded PVC mineral water bottles/PET mineral water and liquor bottles and PS icecream/cold drink cups/disposable catering plates and grays and expanded PS and PE  foam packagings
• foodstuffs will not be allowed to be packed in recycled  plastics or ompostable plastics. 
• Recycled carry bags shall conform to specific BIS standards. 
• Plastic carry bags shall either be white or only with those pigments and colourants which are in conformity with the bar prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).This shall apply expressly for pigments and colourants to be used in plastic  products which come in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water.
• Plastic carry bags shall not be less than 40 microns in thickness. Under the earlier       Rules, the minimum thickness was 20 microns. Several State Governments in the meanwhile, had stipulated varying minimum thickness. It is now expected that 40 microns norms will become the uniform standard to be followed across the country.
• The minimum size (of 8x12 inches) for the plastic carry bags prescribed under the earlier Rules has been dispensed with. 
• Carry bags can be made from compostable plastics provided they conform to BIS standards.

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