Banking service chronicle published this article page no 11 this article was published in the magazine plastic waste management amendment rules 2021 why in news recently the ministry of environment forest and climate change (moef&cc) has notified the plastic waste management amendment rules 2021 which prohibits identified single use plastic items which have low utility and high littering potential by 2022. about single-use plastics (sup) india has defined sup as “a plastic commodity intended to be used once for the same purpose before being disposed of or recycled” in its plastic waste management amendment rules 2021. Banking service chronicle magazine these include plastic bags straws coffee stirrers soda and water bottles and most food packaging. the assessment of sup was conducted by comparing two pillars — the utility index of a particular type of sup and the environmental impact of the same. the product that scores low on utility and high on environmental impact should be considered for immediate phase out. key provisions of plastic waste management (pwm) amendment rules 2021 the new rules will replace the existing plastic waste management rule 2016 (pwm rules 2016) that was amended in 2018. prohibition on manufacture import stocking distribution sale and use of single-use plastic including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene commodities with effect from 1st july 2022. the ban will not apply to commodities made of compostable plastic Banking service chronicle magazine subscription.
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