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Aipma at work

Meeting with MOEF

AIPMA President - Mr. Haren Sanghavi, Vice President North - Mr. L. K. Singh,
Chairman Environment Committee – Mr. Akhilesh Bhargava and Principal
Advisor – Mr. Deepak Ballani with Hon’ble Minister of State Independent
Charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - Shri Anil Madhav Dave
on 5th October, 2016 at Delhi.

AIPMA team – Mr. Haren Sanghavi, Mr. Akhilesh 2. Industry should find solution to see how plastic
Bhargava, Mr. L. K. Singh and Mr. Deepak Ballani met recycled blocks can help prevent soil Erosion on dams,
Union Minister for Environment Mr. Anil Madhav Dave river beds and the ocean
earlier this month on Wednesday October 5, 2016 . We
briefed him on the issues plastic industry is facing with 3. Develop packaging designs which use the least amount
relation to environment, various bans and ambiguities of packaging material to minimize consumption,
on the PWM. he feels there is a lot of excess packaging material
used. He said he would be open to define a certifying
We also updated him on the activities that the industry mechanism if its workable.
is doing about waste collection and recycling in various
states like Kerala, Gujarat, Telangana , Mumbai, etc 4. He also added that every packaging material is used
should be recyclable.
We have suggested that a committee be formed with all
stake holders from industry and government to jointly 5. Innovate and develop easily implementable techniques
administer the effective implementation of PWM and EPR. and solutions on recycling which factor in uniqueness
of the Indian culture.
He has suggested the following
AIPMA Has assured the minister complete support by
1. Ensure that there is economic value to the waste so working on all the above points and suggest solutions.
it's not littered

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