India is prohibiting single-use plastics from next year to tackle pollution, but environmental experts say the new rules alone won't mitigate the problem.
Independent waste-pickers typically collect plastic waste from households or landfills to sell them at recycling centers or plastic manufacturers for a small fee.
For example, food vendors, restaurant chains and some local businesses have started adopting biodegradable cutlery and cloth or paper bagsThat could be a problem when the plastic ban takes effect. "Downcycling decreases the life of the plastic. In its normal course, plastic can be recycled seven to eight times before it goes to an incineration plant ... but if you downcycle, after one or two lives itself, it will have to be disposed," said Pandey from Teri.
The amount of plastic that is collected and recycled needs to be improved. That comes from regulating manufacturers and asking them to clearly mark the type of plastic used in a product, so it can be recycled appropriately, said Pandey.
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