Beating plastic pollution: On Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules

Syllabus: General Studies 3 (Economy) Context: The Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules notified by the Centre acknowledge the gravity of pollution caused by plastic articles of everyday use, particularly those that have no utility beyond a few minutes or hours. Plastic waste problem around the globe: Pollution due to single use plastic items has become an important environmental challenge confronting all countries. Only nine percent of the plastic waste produced between 1950 and 2015 was recycled globally, according to a study by researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and others. Out of the nine per cent, only 10 per cent was recycled more than....Read More