INDIA PLASTICS PACT | UPSC

INTRODUCTION

• On September 3, 2021, India became the first Asian country to launch the India plastics pact.
• At Confederation of India (CII)’s 16th Sustainability Summit, this pact was launched.
• The Pact is a joint initiative between the CII and World-Wide Fund for Nature – India (WWF India).
• By the British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis, this pact was launched.
• The India Plastics Pact aims to build a circular system for plastics by bringing together leading businesses at a national level.

AIMS OF INDIA PLASTICS PACT –

• The Pact aims to reuse, reduce, and recycle plastics in the entire value chain of the plastics sector.
• The pact also aims to stimulate innovative business models to reduce the total amount of plastic packaging.
• It also aims to the identification of blockages at incorporating recycling content in packaging, design reusable packaging, and remove/eliminate unnecessary plastics packaging.

TARGETS OF PLASTICS PACT – 

• All the targets of the pact should be completed by 2030. The pact comprises four stages that aim to innovate, reduce and then reimagine the plastic packaging.

1. Ensure 100 percent of plastic packaging is reusable or recyclable.
2. Ensure 50 percent of plastic packaging is effectively recycled.
3. Ensure 25 percent content recycled content across all plastic packaging.
4. Create a list of unnecessary or problematic plastic packaging and take actions to address them through re-design and innovation.