The Assam Government planning to ban single use plastics; and also outlaw manufacturing of these plastics in the state, Assam.
According to the sources, PET drinking bottles that are less than 1 litre in capacity are also to get prohibited by the state. The law is to be effective from 2nd October of this year.
The Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “The state cabinet has approved to prohibit the production and use of drinking water bottles made of PET that are less than 1 litre in volume and strict implementation of the ban on single-use plastic in the state as per the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021. The ban will be put into effect from October 2 of this year with a 3-month transition period provided up to that date.”
