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taken as India is a large country and more than 60% problem in 5 years or 10 years down year the line. So Your Partner for
of people in this country have income of less than $ this is a major thing which is happening and we have
3 a day and now suddenly you change packaging and time and again communicated to the government
you change rules, the cost of alternative packaging that they should follow systematic process to save Vacuum Solutions in
is higher they can’t afford it. India is the 2nd largest the trouble to consumers and to economy.
producer of food in the world but India is also home Sir as our country doesn’t have a waste segregation
for 2nd largest population of hungry children. Every system, how do we have a solution for this? What is
year India loses 500 – 1000 children. They die due your opinion on this? Plastics Processing
to malnutrition, we have 5 crore children’s whose
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malnutrition, 40% of our food is not reached to management Rules were notified by Central Busch is the leading manufacturer of vacuum generators for all applications in
the consumer because they get spoiled due to Government in 2016. Those rules clearly stated plastics processing – from the stage of extracting the raw materials to processing
lack of infrastructure. Plastics packaging extends responsibilities of Municipalities to start Waste them into final plastic products.
the life of food, it makes food reach to hungry, it is segregation at source from every house when they
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being challenged and it is not wised to do so. US has Wet Waste and Dry Waste. Wet Waste is usually the
rejected UNEP Report, Japan has rejected it, China is kitchen waste, our eatables, waste food which can
implementing in slow pace , Europe has given a very be composted while Dry Waste will be recyclable such
long years of implementation they are systemically as paper, glass, plastics, metal.
following 10 steps so that the industry is not harmed. Unfortunately, hardly any Municipality across country
Unfortunately in India due to enthusiasm without has implemented this directive even two years after
understanding the subject, without giving alternatives it was notified by Government. However there are
to consumers, without giving time to the industry to no consequences to municipalities or to their officers
changeover to different products, the ban is being for not doing the same. If the waste was separated
implemented. Disposable products are banned and at source the recycling could be very easy and if the
now new disposable products which are coming from waste is recycled it becomes Wealth to the country. It
China made of bogus and everything. Rs. 17,000 crores would generate jobs, cheap raw materials for larger
worth of import is coming from China more due to industries to keep churning out cheaper products
ban on disposable items. One side India is facing huge for various different production. So government
challenge in current account deficit, rupee is under department themselves are not following the norms
pressure and second side because of sudden change set-up by the Central Government and every state
of direction our economy is facing the challenge. government is coming out with its own version of
the policy makers, law makers should understand legislation to protect the environment. The problem
that out of 10 step process given by UNEP, there was is India became one market under GST, all states
recommendation that environmental impact analysis and everything became one market but due to the
of plastics should be done and also environmental different rule of packaging applied across India
impact analysis of alternative products required for a typical manufacturer finds it difficult to make
packaging should be done only when it offers a better product for the entire country because every state
alternative. The same studies are available in abroad has different version of packaging rules available.
and abroad studies says that plastics consumes the We have requested Central Government to come out
least amount of carbon footprints compared to paper, with central legislation which is a thorough legislation Busch Vacuum India Pvt Ltd.
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replacing with else will only coming out with a bigger goods from China and sell in whole of India but the

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