Hindustan Times
'Plastic surgery' for Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec. 29 --
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) proposal to ban plastic bans in Mumbai is set to become a reality with the state government saying it would support the move. Currently, bags thinner than 50 microns cannot be sold - a ban imposed after the July 2005 deluge. It was found that plastic bags had choked several drains, amplifying the effect of the downpour.
Once the BMC passes the new proposal, all plastic bags would be banned. "The issue is under civic jurisdiction. We will extend all the help required to implement the ban," said Environment Secretary Valsa Nair. The Hindustan Times was the first to report, on December 27, that the BMC was contemplating the ban. Mayor Shraddha Jadhav pushed for a total ban because the BMC was finding it tough to keep a check on bags that are thinner than 50 microns while allowing those that are thicker.
Once cleared by the BMC, the proposal would have to be sent to the state government. The government would then have to amend the law to make the ban a reality. Nair said the Centre had also prepared a draft law to ban plastic bags across India. The state had given its suggestions and a final notification is expected soon. "One of our suggestions was to increase the penalty for using plastic bags thinner than 50 microns to Rs 5,000 from the present Rs 1,000," said Nair. "The Central notification will take a while to be implemented. But if the BMC decides to ban plastic bags, we can do that soon." Between April 2008 and October 2009, the BMC seized 19,400 kg of plastic bags thinner than 50 microns. Rs 98 lakh was collected in penalties. Jadhav said the proposal would be tabled in a meeting of party group leaders on January 2. "We will discuss it on a priority basis," she said. She added that she would encourage the use of cloth bags as an alternative and would take the opinion of plastic bag manufacturers into account. A complete ban on plastic bags already exists in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Kerala and Matheran. Last week, the Pune civic body also okayed such a ban.
According to civic statistics, Mumbai generates 8,000 metric tones of garbage every day, of which plastic accounts for 4 per cent.
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(Non-biodegradable) Plastic Facts
Up to 1 TRILLION plastic bags are consumed worldwide – 1 Million per minute.
Waste plastic bags can be found from Spitsbergen (78 deg North) to the Falklands Islands (51 deg South).
1 Ton of plastics = 20,000 2 Litre bottles or 120,000 carrier bags
INDIA produces 8,000 metric tonnes of consumer plastic and produces 5,400 metric tonnes of consumer waste plastic per day. India is expected to become the 3rd largest producer of polymers in the world by 2010, touching 12.5 million metric tonnes by 2016 with a compound annual growth of 15%
Waste plastic hinders the aeration process of surface water, chokes sewers and storm water drains and clogs the bar-screens of sewerage plants.
In INDIA, with poor garbage collection facilities, tons of plastic litter the roads. Hundreds of cows in New Delhi die every year from choking on plastic bags.
1,000 people were killed as a result of flooding in Bombay – caused by gutters and drains choked with plastic waste.
In Calcutta there are 4,000 legal manufacturers employing 30,000. Daily production is in excess of 600 metric tonnes. (190,000 m/tonnes a year).
Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales and other mammals die each year as a result of eating discarded plastic bags and waste.
In January 06 Calcutta (Kolkata) Forest officials in Sunderabans were empowered to take court action against tourists littering plastic and other non-degradable waste.
South Africa has compelled manufacturers to produce 30micron bags. Retailers handing out thin bags face 10 years in prison and a US$13,800 fine.
Taiwan consumes an average of 20 billion bags a year (= 900 per person or 350million litres of oil)
Australia consumes an average of 7 billion bags a year. (= 326 per person.) About 50 million end up as litter.
The USA uses about 100 billion plastic bags a year, worth $4billion.
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Forty-seven percent of the total plastics waste generated is currently recycled in India; this is much higher than the share of recycling in most of the other countries. The total waste available for disposal (excluding recycling) will increase at least 10-fold up to the year 2030 from its current level of 1.3 million tonnes.
The increasing quantities of plastics waste and their effective and safe disposal has become a matter of public concern. The increasingly visible consequences of indiscriminate littering of plastic wastes (in particular plastic packaging wastes and discarded bags) has stimulated public outcry and shaped policy. (extracted from Wikkipedia)
Waste plastic bags can be found from Spitsbergen (78 deg North) to the Falklands Islands (51 deg South).
1 Ton of plastics = 20,000 2 Litre bottles or 120,000 carrier bags
INDIA produces 8,000 metric tonnes of consumer plastic and produces 5,400 metric tonnes of consumer waste plastic per day. India is expected to become the 3rd largest producer of polymers in the world by 2010, touching 12.5 million metric tonnes by 2016 with a compound annual growth of 15%
Waste plastic hinders the aeration process of surface water, chokes sewers and storm water drains and clogs the bar-screens of sewerage plants.
In INDIA, with poor garbage collection facilities, tons of plastic litter the roads. Hundreds of cows in New Delhi die every year from choking on plastic bags.
1,000 people were killed as a result of flooding in Bombay – caused by gutters and drains choked with plastic waste.
In Calcutta there are 4,000 legal manufacturers employing 30,000. Daily production is in excess of 600 metric tonnes. (190,000 m/tonnes a year).
Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales and other mammals die each year as a result of eating discarded plastic bags and waste.
In January 06 Calcutta (Kolkata) Forest officials in Sunderabans were empowered to take court action against tourists littering plastic and other non-degradable waste.
South Africa has compelled manufacturers to produce 30micron bags. Retailers handing out thin bags face 10 years in prison and a US$13,800 fine.
Taiwan consumes an average of 20 billion bags a year (= 900 per person or 350million litres of oil)
Australia consumes an average of 7 billion bags a year. (= 326 per person.) About 50 million end up as litter.
The USA uses about 100 billion plastic bags a year, worth $4billion.
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Forty-seven percent of the total plastics waste generated is currently recycled in India; this is much higher than the share of recycling in most of the other countries. The total waste available for disposal (excluding recycling) will increase at least 10-fold up to the year 2030 from its current level of 1.3 million tonnes.
The increasing quantities of plastics waste and their effective and safe disposal has become a matter of public concern. The increasingly visible consequences of indiscriminate littering of plastic wastes (in particular plastic packaging wastes and discarded bags) has stimulated public outcry and shaped policy. (extracted from Wikkipedia)
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