Alternates to SUPs are certainly more expensive for now, and there aren’t many to begin with either. As customers, we will need to bear the brunt of yet another price rise, and take it on the chin. Or, we can simply spread the word: carry your own shopping bags made of firmer, friendlier stuff. Make sure the word is heard loud and clear, tell your friends, family, everyone, and anyone: carry your own bags.
Workplace Measures post single use plastic ban
For work spaces and fellow employees you can gift long lasting shopping bags made of cloth or jute or even try and grab some double enforced paper bags that don’t break easily. And remember not to just hand them over without explaining the reasons behind your unforeseen generosity. And of course, phase out all forms of single use plastic from your daily operations. According to the CPCB, India generates about 2.4 lakh tonnes of single use plastic per annum, with per capita SUP production at 0.18 kg per year, but the Centre for Science and Environment CSE believes these figure are underreported. While the centre claims 60% of all plastic waste is recycled, surveys launched by the centre itself found the figure was 12% in 2019.An Alternative to Alternatives?
The major critique of the SUP ban is the lack of viable and affordable alternative. According to guidelines cotton bags and UTE bags, or paper bags, or straws, cups, and cutlery made from bamboo or clay cups and biodegradable glass are all supposed to be used, but supply is nowhere near requirement. This current gap between demand and supply will be met through sustainable solutions surely, which will But for now, we can do what we do best in India: improvise and do the best we can, till things improve.
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