India Struggles with Plastic Pollution Despite Comprehensive Bans
Bhubaneswar: The menace of plastic pollution continues to plague India, despite stringent regulations and comprehensive bans on the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of certain plastic products. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on August 12, 2021, prohibiting identified single-use plastic items with effect…