Maharashtra government finally enforced the ban after three months of its announcement. A similar approach has been seen in some cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara to ban single-use plastics including water pouches, plastic cutlery, plastic bags and cups.
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| Plastic bottles and bags are being banned |
Environmentalists and activists are happy with the decision that this will help a lot to fight plastic pollution as single-use plastic is among the most discarded thing found in landfills. Not only landfills, but it is also responsible for the death of domestic as well as marine animals.
But, not everyone seems to be happy with the ban. Especially, the plastic manufacturers and plastic associations say it would be responsible for job cuts and the plastic industry would lose millions of money due to it. Many of them might change their businesses or move over other plastic businesses.
The ban is also affecting the restaurant business as well, especially the ones in food delivery as those plastics are now banned and can not be used for food packaging. This has led some restaurants to change their menus or some are using other options for packaging and have increased delivery charges.
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| Plastic cutlery is widely used in events |
Among all this, common people are the ones who are going to be affected both in good and bad ways. Use of cheap plastic cutlery and items had made it economical for event organisers to arrange a function or event with less money. Now, as the ban has been imposed, it is mandatory for everyone to look for options and they are not cheap, unlike plastics.
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| Such DIY Home made bags can be a great option for plastic bags |
To start with the ban, keep these little things on your mind.
1. If you are going out shopping or for grocery, remember to bring your own reusable cloth or jute bags.
2. As the ban has led to banning of water pouches, bring your own water bottle.
3. Food packaging is now costlier. If you are looking for the takeaway, bring your own containers for food. Start cooking more at home.
4. Remember to collect your waste plastics and give it away to the authorised recycler only.
5. Use plastic vending machines for bottles
As the ban has been imposed, the alternatives for these plastics will have to come in use. As of now, they are of double price and I just hope the price will drop soon and we will have more reliable options for plastics as well.
Keep recycling and save the earth.
This was very informative, but I do not believe it is a smart decision. It is not possible for basic things to function without plastic-- the thing is everywhere. But what we can do is reuse or have it recycled.
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