Rajasthan
Pcb Seizes 79k Kg Of Single-use Plastics | Jaipur News
Jaipur: Single-use plastic items are still being sold in the market despite ban.
While conducting regular field inspections and market surveys to ensure effective implementation of ban on single-use plastic, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has seized 78,988 kilogram plastic items and imposed fine of Rs 43.5 lakh on defaulters during July 2022 to January 2023.
Ministry of environment, forest and climate change has banned identified single-use plastic items with effect from July 2022.
According to WHO, when plastics decompose, they release chemicals that are hazardous to health, the environment and wildlife. Some of the chemicals released when plastic containing waste is burnt are carcinogenic, such as dioxin – the common name for a group of toxic chemicals.
Now, strengthening monitoring, RSPCB has issued directions to its officers to file inspection reports on single-use plastic compliance monitoring portal through “Field Inspection App”.
Tightening noose around those still involved trading in single-use plastic, recently, Central Pollution Control Board has issued directions to its state branches to conduct special inspection drives with the prime objective to break the supply chain of SUP. It its compliance, RSPCB issued directions to its regional officers to conduct the field inspections jointly with urban local bodies for four days in a month during March- August 2023. Moreover, RSPCB would be liable to inspect industrial units and ULBs shall inspect the commercial entities.
“RSPCB is conducting regular field inspections and market surveys in association with ULBs to ensure effective implementation of ban on single-use plastic. Consequently, 78,988kg plastic items have been seized and fine of Rs 43.53 lakh has been imposed on defaulters during July1, 2022 to January 31, 2023,” said Naveen Mahajan, chairperson, RSPCB.
He said, “Reporting through “field inspection app” of SUP compliance monitoring portal would be an effective step to further strengthen the enforcement of ban on SUP in a transparent manner.”
Regional Officers have also been directed to ensure filing of all the inspection reports on single-use plastic compliance monitoring portal through “field inspection app” for making the inspection report more comprehensive in terms of information related to supplier of single-use plastic items.
While conducting regular field inspections and market surveys to ensure effective implementation of ban on single-use plastic, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has seized 78,988 kilogram plastic items and imposed fine of Rs 43.5 lakh on defaulters during July 2022 to January 2023.
Ministry of environment, forest and climate change has banned identified single-use plastic items with effect from July 2022.
According to WHO, when plastics decompose, they release chemicals that are hazardous to health, the environment and wildlife. Some of the chemicals released when plastic containing waste is burnt are carcinogenic, such as dioxin – the common name for a group of toxic chemicals.
Now, strengthening monitoring, RSPCB has issued directions to its officers to file inspection reports on single-use plastic compliance monitoring portal through “Field Inspection App”.
Tightening noose around those still involved trading in single-use plastic, recently, Central Pollution Control Board has issued directions to its state branches to conduct special inspection drives with the prime objective to break the supply chain of SUP. It its compliance, RSPCB issued directions to its regional officers to conduct the field inspections jointly with urban local bodies for four days in a month during March- August 2023. Moreover, RSPCB would be liable to inspect industrial units and ULBs shall inspect the commercial entities.
“RSPCB is conducting regular field inspections and market surveys in association with ULBs to ensure effective implementation of ban on single-use plastic. Consequently, 78,988kg plastic items have been seized and fine of Rs 43.53 lakh has been imposed on defaulters during July1, 2022 to January 31, 2023,” said Naveen Mahajan, chairperson, RSPCB.
He said, “Reporting through “field inspection app” of SUP compliance monitoring portal would be an effective step to further strengthen the enforcement of ban on SUP in a transparent manner.”
Regional Officers have also been directed to ensure filing of all the inspection reports on single-use plastic compliance monitoring portal through “field inspection app” for making the inspection report more comprehensive in terms of information related to supplier of single-use plastic items.