Here's a list of single-use plastic items to be banned from July 1

To eliminate the use of single-use plastic items, the Centre announced on Tuesday that from July 1, 2022, India would prohibit the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of identified single-use plastic items with low utility and high littering potential. Following the press release from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, control rooms will be established at the national and state levels to ensure effective enforcement of the ban on identified single-use plastic items.

According to the ministry, special enforcement teams will be formed to monitor the illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of prohibited single-use plastic items. The ministry has asked states and union territories to set up border checkpoints to prevent the interstate movement of banned single-use plastic items.

"It is widely acknowledged that littered single-use plastic items hurt terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including the marine environment." According to the release, "addressing pollution caused by single-use plastic items has emerged as a major environmental challenge confronting all countries."

Know what all items are banned: 
1) Earbuds with plastic sticks, 
2) Plastic sticks for balloons, 
3) Plastic flags, 
4) Candy sticks, 
5) Ice cream sticks, 
6) Polystyrene (Thermocol) for decoration, 
7) Plastic plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straws, trays, 
8) Wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes, 
9) Invitation cards, 
10) Cigarette packets, 
11) Plastic or PVC banners less than 100 microns, stirrers

The Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 already make it illegal to manufacture, import, stock, distribute, sell, or use plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 75 microns. It also includes a ban on plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 120 microns, which will go into effect on December 31, 2022.

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