Menace of Plastic Wastes and Hazardous Chemicals

(i)           Prohibition on the manufacture, sale and use of plastic carry bags /sheets less than 50 micron in thickness,

(ii)         Phasing out of non- recyclable multilayered plastic,

(iii)       The collect back system of waste generated from various products by the Producers / Brand owners of those products to improve the collection of plastic waste, its reuse/ recycle.

(vii)     Levy of user fee and spot fines for littering, violation by retailers/ street vendors and generators, etc.

         Government has notified two rules viz. Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 and Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 for ensuring chemical safety in the Country. These Rules delineate the criteria for identification of Major Accident Hazard (MAH) unit, As per these Rules, an off- site emergency plan for a district having MAH unit is required to be in place so as to mitigate the impact of chemical accidents. As per the information received from various Sate and Union Territories, there are 1,861 MAH units in the Country, located in 303 districts.