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AipmA At work

Protest against the Proposed Plastic Ban at Azad Maidan, Mumbai

Peaceful and Eco-Friendly Protest was conducted Health Security of millions of consumers in absence
A on Friday, February 23,2018, against the Proposed of viable alternatives and will lead to a lot of food
Plastic Ban at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. The All India Plastics wastage.
Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA) supported this Protest 2. Implement Plastic Waste Management (PWM) rules,
and Participated Actively in it.
2016: The concern of Environment due to littering is
Other than AIPMA, various other Plastic Associations addressed in PWM 2016 and its implementation can
and Plastic Traders Participated in the Protest as well. resolve the issue. Hence we propose that the PWM
A group of representatives from the Protest met with rules should be implemented properly instead of the
Mr. Satish Gavai (Additional Chief Secretary, Environment ban.
Dept. Government of Maharashtra) to discuss about the 3. Request for a detailed Environment Impact Assessment
Ban. A request letter (Dated 23.02.2018) containing (EIA): Before proposing a ban of such magnitude, there
various demands of the Protesters was also sent to Mr. are many other factors that need to be considered.
Ramdasji Kadam (Minister of Environment, Government We request for a detailed Environment Impact
of Maharashtra).
Assessment (EIA) of plastics and its alternatives to
AIPMA requests the Government of Maharashtra to consider be conducted prior to the decision to move forward
the following points before implementing the Plastic ban. with the proposed ban.

1. Cancel the Plastic Ban: Proposal to Ban Plastics 4. Plastic Parks: All Proposed Plastic Parks in every state
anywhere is unfortunate and is based on misconception of India needs to have proper infrastructure so as to
and unscientific data. Ban on Plastic Essentials enable the recyclers to recycle the waste effectively.
required for Packaging can compromise Food and

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