1. PLASTINDIA FOUNDATION
The India Story 2019
PLASTIC WASTE
SUP BANS
PLASTINDIA FOUNDATION
VIJAY MERCHANT

2. Plastic is amongst top 10 industries in India in terms of Contribution.
More than 50,000 industrial units process Plastics. Most of them in MSME providing employment to nearly 4 million human resources.
25,000 Units, bulk of them in informal segment are engaged in recycling and provide employment to nearly 500,000 workers.
Total Direct and Indirect Employment across value chain of plastic processing industry is appx. 5.5 Million.

3. Demand for plastics in India
INDIAN PLASTIC INDUSTRY: OVERVIEW
Plastics Demand outlook (MMTPA)
Growth Drivers 1
10%
Plasticulture
Need for water conservation, Enhancing crop production and early fruiting 24 2
Packaging
Increased per capita income, more working women & urbanization led to higher spending on packaged foods, pharmaceuticals, etc 17
12% 5% 3 9%
Automotive
Growing population, increasing per capita income, aspirations to own a vehicle & rise in exports of automobiles
11 % 9% 4
Construction
100% FDI under automatic route, reduction in minimum built-up area & capital requirements for FDI & Liberal FDI exit norms
FY17 FY22
PE PP PVC PS Others
Notes : 1) Others include Polycarbonate, SAN (Styrene Acrylonitrile) , ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) , PA (Polyamide), PBT (Polybutylene Terephthalate), Polyacetal , Poly(p-Phenylene Oxide) etc.

4. CURRENT CHALLENGES TO PLASTIC INDUSTRY
Partial Bans and restriction on variety of so called “Single Use / Disposables Plastic” products.
Is Plastic a problem ? OR
Plastic Waste Management a Problem ?

5. Our Hon. Prime Minister “plogging- Beach Cleaning

6. Indian Plastics Consumption And Recycling
Total plastic consumption projected in India for 2017 is 14.5 Million ton (excludes Engineering Plastics, Goods & Packaged Goods Imported).
Central Pollution Control Board has estimated for
Plastic Waste in India : 26,000 TPD : 9.4 MTA*
Plastic Waste Recycled : 15,600 TPD : 5.6 MTA
Uncollected and littered : 9,400 TPD: 3.8 MTA
*PWM 2016 guideline
Source : APIC 2016/2017 , Country Paper India
…….High Recycling in India supported by Informal sector 13

7. Failure to Collect waste: The real Issue Root Cause is littering
Garbage Vans cannot reach in narrow bylanes of slums, where nearly 40% population of our city lives. They ultimately dispose their daily garbage collected in plastic bag into sewage. Municipal Corporation can deploy bike based special purpose vehicle to serve garbage collection from such difficult to reach areas. It will reduce littering a lot.
Root Cause is littering

8. Unique situation in India
Ragpickers who are the “informal” stakeholders in the waste management system are a vulnerable group in India. This unpaid and unrecognised group form an integral part of the waste management eco- system. The number of ragpickers in India is estimated to range between 1.5 million to 4 million. 

9. PLASTICS RECYCLING HUBS INDIA
India has highest plastics recycling rates

10. PLASTIC BAN STATUS CURRENT SCENARIO Plastic bags ban
18 States have imposed complete ban on the use of plastic carry bags while in five other States a partial ban was imposed at religious and historical sites. - Source ‘The Hindu’
Single Use Plastics
Appx. 16 – 18 states have banned some type of Single Use Plastics.
Other states are following the ban trend every few months.

11. EPR

12. WHAT NEXT ??
PLASTIC INDUSTRY IS STILL
CONFUSED !!
SEEKING ADVICE AND DIRECTION FROM THE
GOVERNMENT…

13. INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS FROM GOVT.
Who is liable ?
Percentage of EPR
How to quantify the liability?
Clarity on Import and Export
Which model should we follow ?
EPR Location
Due to lack of clear guidelines, different assumptions and understanding
takes places, which complicates the process.

14. INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS FROM GOVT.
Uniform Policy across India - One Nation, One Policy
Industry expects a practical and feasible EPR model
360 degree view should be considered.
Revocation of Closure notice – To support financially, units have to be functional.

15. INITIATIVES PET Bottle crushing machine - 2nd Oct, 2016
VERSOVA BEACH CLEAN UP - 16th April 2017
Launched Plastic Waste Bank on the occasion of Beach Cleanup with UNEP
Largest T-shirt made out of recycled plastic - 5th Jan 2018
Environment Awareness Week - 18th January 2019 to 24th January 2019.

16. CONCLUSION
Continuation of existing situation for long period will hugely affect industry, employment and economy.
Plastic waste is a global challenge
India has an unorganized recycling segment which needs to be upgraded
Issue of littering can be resolved though EPR funding by adding value to non valued plastics waste
This will create additional income stream for unorganized workers
EPR framework is yet to evolve
It should consider packaging waste in entirety and not only plastics.
In plastics, the focus should be on Non- valued waste for targeted resource utilization