Jaipur: In a bid to ensure effective implementation of the ban on plastics through public involvement, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has announced a financial reward of Rs 5,000 for credible information about use of the banned materials that results in identification of a manufacturing unit producing them.
The reward will be given for such information on a first-come basis to ensure that the reward is disbursed only once for a single unit.
To strengthen monitoring, RSPCB has already issued directions to its officers to file inspection reports on the SUP compliance monitoring portal through the field inspection app. Moreover, it is now taking the support of citizens by encouraging them to provide inform on firms manufacturing and selling SUP items.
“Plastic items including SUPs form a significant portion of the littered plastic waste on land and aquatic environment. Considering the high environmental cost associated with the use of plastic, particularly the adverse effect on soil, water bodies and marine environment, the government has banned carry bags and identified SUP items,” said RSPCB chairperson Naveen Mahajan.
“The initiative of disbursing rewards for information shall be a collaborative effort,” Mahajan said.
The reward will be given for such information on a first-come basis to ensure that the reward is disbursed only once for a single unit.
To strengthen monitoring, RSPCB has already issued directions to its officers to file inspection reports on the SUP compliance monitoring portal through the field inspection app. Moreover, it is now taking the support of citizens by encouraging them to provide inform on firms manufacturing and selling SUP items.
“Plastic items including SUPs form a significant portion of the littered plastic waste on land and aquatic environment. Considering the high environmental cost associated with the use of plastic, particularly the adverse effect on soil, water bodies and marine environment, the government has banned carry bags and identified SUP items,” said RSPCB chairperson Naveen Mahajan.
“The initiative of disbursing rewards for information shall be a collaborative effort,” Mahajan said.
