In Pics | These single-use plastics will be banned for sale from July 1

Markets across India are gearing up for the ban on single-use plastic with traders putting up posters outside their establishments asking customers to bring carry bags and traders’ associations urging the shopkeepers to avoid using banned items. In the latest notification of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2022, issued in February, all states and Union territories (UTs) were directed to phase out SUPs in a planned manner by July 1, 2022. From earbuds to candy sticks, here we list the plastic items that will be banned from sale from July 2022 onwards.

Ear buds with plastic sticks. Credit: Pexels/Vie Studio

Candy sticks. Credit: Pexels/Karolina Grabowska

Plastic sticks for balloons. Credit: Reuters Photo

Ice-cream sticks. Credit: Pexels/DS Stories

Polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration. Credit: Pexels/Nataliya Vaitkevich

Wrapping films on cigarette packets. Credit: DH Photo

Wrapping films on invitation cards. Credit: Impress Ink

Plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron. Credit: DH Photo

Stirrers. Credit: Pexels/Karolina Grabowska

Wrapping or packing films around sweets boxes. Credit: Special Arrangement