Ban on plastic water bottles up to 500 ml

Guwahati: The Government of Assam, through a notification issued by the Department of Environment and Forests on October 11, 2023, has banned the manufacture and use of plastic water bottles used for packaging or bottling drinking water up to 500 ml capacity. Has been installed. Following this, an immediate ban has been imposed on the manufacture and use of plastic drinking water bottles up to 500 ml capacity in the state. Also read- Tea industry in Assam is facing financial crisis The notification was issued in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and in pursuance of the powers assigned to the State under Section 23 of the said Act. It was also issued with reference to the notification dated February 10, 1988 of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and in partial modification of the earlier notification issued by the Government of Assam dated August 23, 2023. Also read- Assam government asks TE to pay bonus as soon as possible Through the notification, the government has now banned the manufacture, import, storage, distribution, sale and use of all plastic water bottles used for packaging or bottling drinking water up to 500 ml capacity only , which is effective from the date of its issue. , October 11, 2023. The Environment and Forests (E&F) department had earlier mentioned that single-use plastic (SUP) items have a high potential to cause littering, causing short-term and long-term environmental damage and pose a health threat. Also read- RTI law is an important part of democracy: CIC Bhaskar Jyoti Mahant It is to be mentioned here that the E&F department had earlier banned packaged drinking water bottles of 1,000 ml or less than one liter capacity from October 2, 2023. The state government has now reduced the capacity of plastic water bottles banned for manufacture and use. Upto 500 ml.