ZERO WASTE HIMALAYA

In a planet thrown off balance by the pandemic, we need to be conscious of the choices we make and make way for a recovery that is more sustainable and just.     August 8 is Zero Waste Himalaya Day which marks the beginning of #PlasticFreedomChallenge - our Himalayan Campaign, which calls on you to go a week without plastics, specially the unnecessary ones we can do without.    #PFC is a response to the unhealthy and unsustainable lives that we are leading evident from The Himalayan Cleanups of 2018 and 2019 which showed that 97 percent of the waste collected was plastic waste, mostly single use.    The challenge is a means of self-reflection on our consumption patterns and moving towards sustainable lifestyles. Our #PFC actions also challenge the existing unsustainable production systems and sends a message that producers need to close the tap on plastic pollution   In a planet thrown off balance by the pandemic, we need to be conscious of the ch...

Please click here for the downloadable letter. Comments and Responses to Guideline Document Uniform Framework for Extended Producers Responsibility (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - June, 2020 Comments may be sent at ad.raju@nic.in, gupta.dharmendra@gov.in on or before 31st July, 2020 The Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016) is a welcome provision when there has been a dramatic increase in plastic pollution and the inclusion of the industry or producers to take responsibility for their plastic waste is of extreme importance. In India, approx 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste is produced everyday of which a large portion is trashed. A key reason why so much plastic ends up in the trash is because nearly 50% plastic is being made into single-use items (Plastics Oceans International) and no amount of management and recycling will solve the issue unless production sy...

Comments and Responses to Guideline Document Uniform Framework for Extended Producers Responsibility (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - June, 2020 The Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016) is a welcome provision, the necessity of which cannot be overstated. The dramatic increase in plastic pollution with more and more production of single use plastics has local bodies struggling to keep up beyond their capacities. At such a critical juncture, the inclusion of the industry or producers to take responsibility for the plastic waste they are creating is of high relevance.  Our submission is divided into an opening statement, general comments with recommendations, and a section detailing out specific edits in the guidelines, wherever possible. ----- Plastic pollution has become one of the most challenging problems that the world is facing currently. Just c...