Chandigarh Administration to implement ban on single-use plastic strictly

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 25

To make the city free of single-use plastic, the UT Administration will strictly implement the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016.

To preserve the environment and make Chandigarh plastic-free, the UT Administration has already banned single-use plastic.

For better enforcement of the plastic ban, the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) organised an interactive meet of stakeholders, including the CPCC, the MC and law enforcement agencies involved in enforcement and regulation of the PWM Rules. The stakeholders were updated with the recent amendments, present status and areas for improvement. The chief sanitary inspector and sanitary inspectors were briefed on ways to wriggle out of the confrontation and challan procedure with non-compliant/defaulting units for smoother implementation of the PWM Rules.

To sensitise the Health Superintendent, the chief sanitary inspector and the sanitary inspectors, the notification of the UT Administration issued on September 27, 2019, and its amendments on complete ban of identified single-use plastic/thermocol items were discussed at length and queries addressed.

The authorities requested the public to refrain from using any of the banned single-use plastic items.

Single-use plastic/thermocol items banned

• Single-use plastic cutlery (plate, cup, glasses, bowls, forks, knives, spoons, stirrers and straws)
• Thermocol/styrofoam cutlery (plate, cup, glasses, bowls)
• Single-use plastic containers (dish bowls, trays, glasses, lids) less than 250 micron used for packaging/covering of food liquid items
• Plastic (sold in the name of silver/aluminium) bag/pouch for packing food items
• Drinking water sealed glasses & plastic mineral water pouch
• Use of thermocol for decoration purpose
• Plastic material for decoration purposes such as wrapping/packing, sheets, frills, garland, confetti, party bloopers and plastic ribbons.
• Non-woven polypropylene bags
• Polythene/plastic carry bags with or without handle, irrespective of size, shape & colour