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Exclusive Interview Mr. Jayesh Rambhia, Hon. Treasurer Plastindia

talked about GST and plastic ban

r. Rambhia could you give our viewers a detail of game. The environment regulations changed, the way
Mthe Industry overview, current scenario which help project affected people are compensated for putting
people to understand how the plastic industry is growing new airport or putting new highways, or putting new
and how it is going to grow further dams, then we have demanded that policy affected
● Consumption of Plastics is really growing fast and people should also be compensated because many
there is no doubt of future scope of the industry singled used plastics company’s which were legally
growth. The only major issue is related to single running with all licenses with PSU Banks funding them
used plastics, but because of some communication have been shut down by legislation and that will make
gap, instead of saying “Beat Plastic Pollution” which them their account go NPA, their household will be
was programmed from UN Environment Program sold, so its not something very happy scenario and
(UNEP), people have started specially politicians we are facing a huge challenge and we are trying to
have started coming out with slogans against plastics represent to the government at various levels and
industry. You cannot live without plastics even for 15 various authorities but unfortunately so far what you
mins. Your mobile phone is of plastics, can you live have seen is the deeper understanding of sector the
without touching your phone for 15 mins, automobile deeper understanding of subject is not very widely
has plastics all appliances has plastics, your writing understood, there are lot of misunderstanding of
instruments has plastics, all health care and medical Whatsapp university forwards so such things are not
care cannot continue without plastics. The pipes, good for industry or economy.
pipe fittings, plumbing can you do without plastics. Sir as you said NPA and closing down of business, I also
So per say Plastics is not a problem but the image get some calls from people around asking me if this
of plastics. Only less than 2% of plastics is use to industry is to survive so how do you see there are so
make thin polybag. Now because of misconception of many losing their jobs because of this and yesterday I
communication instead of saying a slogan against thin got a call from somebody in recycling sector saying that
plastics bags, the slogan is against plastics which is somebody came and fined can you give us a solution.
much bigger sector. So, even people are enjoying the How do you see, what is the solution as collection
benefits of using plastics very very widely, the image systems are not there? Then what is the solution?
of plastic sector or the policy against the sector, the
whole atmosphere is really put question mark on the ● Even environment programme which came out with
management of growth of Plastic sector in India. Beast Plastic Pollution as their theme subject this year
The Government PSUs makes nearly 50% plastics and India was their host for this launch of Environment
of this country and the government itself and all Day on World Environment Day.
the government departments: municipalities, state India is using just 12 kgs Plastics per head per
government, central government they themselves year whereas US using is 119 Kgs, we are recycling
are consuming nearly 20-25% of Plastics produced in nearly 60% plastics which is world’s best average for
the country as products for infrastructure growth, recycling thanks to ragpickers and raddiwallas. So
for several other applications; railways, even then even when are per head usage is low are recycling
the government is not leading by examples. They is highest. We have gone very fast to implement this
have not created extended packaging responsibility report without following 10 steps that were described
for their own departments for their own PSUs and by UN Environment Programme to follow so that the
suddenly overnight they have changed the rules of the impact on social impact initiative they should have

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