(ET)
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi having announced a target to cut down use of single use plastic by 2020, the entire government machinery is set to swing into action to make it happen. The first target date is October 2- the 150th birth anniversary commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Centre has decided that 10,000 tonnes of single use plastic items will be collected from all over the country and put out of use by October 2 this year.At an inter ministerial meeting held earlier this week in New Delhi, it was decided that all governments departments and all bodies organisations under them will launch a country wide mega campaign starting September 11 towards completely cutting down use of single use plastic.
The 10,000 tons will be disposed off and a significant amount of this plastic waste will also be recycled and reused. It is gathered that some of the waste collected will be put to use through technologies for road construction as well for creating a cement mix which can be used for overall construction work.
