GUWAHATI: In an effort to reduce plastic waste generation in their day to day operations, the Indian Railways has decided to ban single use plastic. Beginning October 2, all railway units have been asked to enforce a ban on all single use plastic materials with less than 50 microns thickness by the Railway ministry.
The union Railway ministry also issued a circular to ensure that the ban is implemented from October 2, 2019. In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also mentioned to eliminate single use plastic from the country from October 2.
The circular mentions that all railway vendors must avoid use of plastic carry bags. Apart from this, the staff should reduce, reuse and refuse plastic products and to use inexpensive reusable bags. Further, it also mentions that IRCTC would implement return of plastic water bottles as part of Extended Producer Responsibility. Plastic bottle crushing machines will also be provided expeditiously.
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