Ban on single use plastics ppt
- 2. Plastic waste management Single-use plastics are goods that are made primarily from fossil fuel–based chemicals (petrochemicals) and are meant to be disposed of right after use—often, in mere minutes. Single-use plastics are most commonly used for packaging and serviceware, such as bottles, wrappers, straws, and bags. Plastic is among the most popular and important materials used in the modern world. Due to the fact that plastic is non-biodegradable, it is essential that it is prevented, recycled or recovered.
- 3. Why Is Single-Use Plastic Bad? We produce 300 million tons of plastic each year worldwide, half of which is for single-use items. That’s nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. Reducing plastic use is the most effective means of avoiding this waste (and the impacts linked to plastic production and use). Carrying reusable bags and bottles is one great way to avoid single-use plastics in our day-to-day lives.Not only does banning single-use plastic reduce pollution, but it also reduces demand for plastic production that’s contributing to global climate change. But beyond these impacts, the bans have cultural effects. Companies are forced to innovate, rethinking their designs and sourcing sustainable materials. And they help shift consumer mind-sets, as people begin to recognize that exorbitant and avoidable waste is not sustainable.
- 4. Single-Use Plastics and Pollution Although single-use plastic pollution accumulates most visibly on our streets, in fact our water suffers even more. Litter can be the first stage in a waste stream that enters waterways as plastics tossed on the street are washed away by rain or travel via storm drains into rivers and streams. Our waterway plastic pollution is particularly concentrated: Just ten rivers carry 93 percent of the world’s total amount of plastic that enters the oceans via rivers each year. Marine animals bear the burden of this influx of garbage into their habitats. Beached whales have been found with stomachs full of plastic trash. And recent studies found plastic in the guts of 90 percent of the seabirds tested and 100 percent of the turtles. Alarmingly, scientists estimate that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by weight in 2050. Not only is plastic estimated to kill millions of marine animals and seabirds each year, but it’s also contaminating seafood that humans have relied on for millennia, particularly with microplastics in animals’ guts.
- 6. Prevention action I European Union (2018): Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. Mandatory fee on single use plastic bags, phase-out of single use bags. By 2030 only reusable or recyclable plastic packaging, 75% recycling of packaging waste, and a binding agreement to reduce landfill to < 10% of MSW. Plan to strengthen packaging legislation, and establish specific rules for the 10 plastic products most often found on beaches and in seas. Chile (2019-2020): Plan for national plastic bag ban. Plans to coordinate beach cleanups. China: National ban of single-use plastic bags with high company fines Morocco (2016): Full ban of plastic bags with high fines Rwanda (2008): Strict plastic bag ban with penalties and fines Kenya (2017): country-wide ban of plastic bags with high fines or penalty India (2018): commitment to phase-out single-use plastics by 2022. 10 regional policies in place Costa Rica (2021): plan to ban all single-use plastics (straws, bottles, cutlery, cups and bags)
- 7. Preventive action II Alaska Airlines (2018): remove all non-recyclable plastic stir straws and citrus picks Royal Caribbean Cruises (2018) : All 50 ships free of plastic straws. Paper, wood and bamboo offered as alternative Hilton (2018): Plan to phase out plastic straws from all 650 managed properties by end of 2018. >5 million plastic straws and 20 million plastic water bottles annually in Europe, Middle East & Africa Hyatt Hotels (2018): Offer straws and picks only on request, and switch to eco- friendly alternatives Starbucks (2018): plans to eliminate single-use straws globally from all 28,000 company operated/licensed stores (1 billion/year) by making a strawless lid or alternative-material straw options available. Ikea: plans to phase out all single-use plastic products from stores and restaurants b 2020 (straws, plates, cups, freezer bags, bin bags, and plastic-coated paper plates and cups)
- 8. Recycling – state of play Around 50 % of plastics are thrown away just after a single use Established curbside recycling programs for PET, HDPE, and PVC Generally no recycling for (E)PS, PP, and LDPE, but initiatives to develop recycling for PP. Product design initiatives for fully recyclable mono-materials (e.g. Standup pouch from 100% PE) Recycling plastic takes 88 percent less energy than producing plastics from new raw materials There is now 5.25 trillion macro and micro pieces of plastic in our ocean & 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean, weighing up to 269,000 tonnes. Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic makes their way into our oceans. . Plastics accounted for 12% of total global waste generation in 2016. Plastics can take hundreds of years to degrade The plastics that end up in the oceans break down into small pieces and every year around 100,000 marine mammals and one million seabirds are killed by this pollution.
- 9. Avoiding Single-Use Plastics Making just one simple swap, like purchasing a reusable water bottle, can spare the environment hundreds of plastic bottles each year. Here are a few more tips for ridding your life (and your community) of single-use plastics for good. • Always pack a reusable bag when shopping. (And yes—reusable totes are better for the environment than plastics, recent media claims aside.) • Cook more often, to reduce your use of plastic-heavy takeout containers. • Buy in bulk. Avoid individually packaged goods, like snack packs. • Though buying online sometimes has a lower carbon footprint than shopping in a store (skip the express delivery option, if you can), online shipments are still chock-full of plastic. Your best bet to reduce your footprint and plastic waste? Walk, bike, or take public transit to buy in-person. • Avoid plastic wrap altogether by storing leftovers in reusable containers. Try reusable and compostable beeswax wrap for an easy and decorative option.
- 10. SEARCH BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS IN INDIA
- 11. ◦ India is working on a national policy aimed at completely phasing out single-use plastics by the second half of 2022, taking into account varied paces of compliance across states over the past five years. ◦ In a draft notification issued on 13 March 2021, the country’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is looking at a three-phased ban on the manufacture, use, sale, import and handing of single-use plastic items. ◦ The policy is up for public consultation of 60 days from the release of the ministry notification. ◦ “The manufacturers and brand owners of the plastic products are being given adequate time to find alternatives like compostable plastic or other environment friendly products,” a ministry official said. ◦ The proposed policy, however, is widely expected to be met with strong opposition from plastics manufacturers across the country. ◦ In the draft regulation, the first phase of the ban will take effect on 30 September 2021 and will require carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastic should have a thickness of more than 120 microns, but this will not apply to bags made up of compostable plastic. ◦ Increasing the thickness of plastic bags is expected to substantially improve collection and recycling of used carry-bags, the government source said.
- 12. â—¦ Larger cities like Mumbai saw an increase in the thickness of plastic carry bags and better access to recycled plastic. â—¦ Compostable or biodegradable plastic, however, is not as cheap as regular plastic which hinders implementation of these bans across India over the years. â—¦ The second stage of implementation is expected on 1 January 2022, in which six categories of single-use plastic - including earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks and polystyrene (PS) for decoration - will be banned. â—¦ By the third stage from 1 July 2022, the ban on single-use plastics should be complete. It will cover plastic plates, glasses, cutlery (plastic forks, spoons, knives, trays), plastic stirrers, packaging films on sweet boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets, plastic/polyvinyl chloride (PVC) banners with thickness of less than 100 microns. â—¦ From 2018 onward, around 19 states have imposed bans on single-use plastic which are being implemented with varying degrees of success. â—¦ Maharashtra was one of the first states to impose the ban in March 2018. â—¦ Previous attempts to impose a national ban on single-use plastics in October 2019 were unsuccessful following strong opposition from the plastics industry. â—¦ This time, the South Asian emerging economic giant was hoping to complete the task before it celebrates its 75th founding anniversary on 15 August 2022.
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