The Tamil Nadu Government’s order banning Manufacturing, trade and use of 14 kinds of plastic products – kicks off on 2019 January 1 in the state.
The state will decide on the penalty for the users who violate the ban after studying the models of other states, including Karnataka.
14 banned items only constitute five per cent of the total plastic manufactured in the state.
The Union Environment Ministry has already notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2018, which mandates phasing out of manufacture and use of non-recyclable multi-layered plastic in two years.