ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS and TECHNOLOGIES to PLAST CS - and their Applications

To understand how the scaleup of R&D activity, the translation of R&D into commercialization uses, and production could be funded by the industry and what roles would the government and the private sector need to take for large scale commercialization of plastics alternatives and biodegradable plastics 6. [...] Plastic Waste Management 17 Report on Alternative Products and Technologies to Plastics and their Applications 5.2 I MPLEMENTATION STATUS OF EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) In 1999, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (then MoEF) notified the first-ever law on plastics in the form of The Plastics Manufacture, Sale and Usage Rules. [...] Rule 10 of the PWM Rules specifies that the degree of degradability and degree of disintegration of compostable and biodegradable plastic material shall be as per the protocols of the IS listed in Schedule-I (Figure 9). [...] simulated composting conditions in a laboratory - scale test Figure 9: Schedule-I of plastic waste management rule 18 Plastic Waste Management Report on Alternative Products and Technologies to Plastics and their Applications As the proposed amendment to Rule 10 as per the draft Notification dated 18th January 2022, the determination of the degree of degradability and degree of disintegration of p. [...] of bailing machines; agreement signed with WMA for collection and processing of waste 14 Nagaland Usage of plastic waste in road construction initiated Plastic waste has been included in the Schedule of the rate 15 Odisha department for the use of the same in road construction 16 Puducherry Usage of plastic in road construction & co-processing initiated 17 Sikkim Usage of plastic waste in road con.