SINGLE USE PLASTICS TO BE BANNED IN INDIA BY 2022
June 1st, 2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to make India free of single-use plastics by 2022 is impractical, Indian food industry players. Mr Modi announced the scheme on World Environment Day on June 5, saying he would ensure all Indian states and territories banned their use by that year, starting with the capital New Delhi. This could be a challenge given a report released by the central government’s ministry of food processing industries released last November (2017) said that the total food and beverage consumption in India is expected to ...
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