People use plastic bags despite the government's ban on the manufacture, sale and use of single-use plastics, in New Delhi.
BMC workers collect plastic waste for disposal in a garbage collection van, in Mumbai. The government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of all identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from July 1, 2022.
A man carries vegetables in a plastic sack, at APMC vegetable market in Navi Mumbai. The government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of all identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from July 1, 2022.
Aerial view of the rooftops of the houses covered with plastic sheets, at a slum in Mumbai. The government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of all identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from July 1, 2022.
Goods packed in plastic packets being sold at APMC market in Navi Mumbai. The government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of all identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from July 1, 2022.
A shopkeeper sells dry fruits packed in plastic packets, in Srinagar. The government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of all identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from July 1, 2022.
A shopkeeper sells goods in a paper bag, a substitute for single-use plastic bags, at a shop in Kolkata. The government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of all identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from July 1, 2022.
A vendor sells polythene bags despite the government's ban on the manufacture, sale and use of single-use plastics (SUPs), in New Delhi.
Ear buds with wooden stems at a stall at the Plastic Vikalp Mela, in New Delhi. Ban on certain single-use plastic (SUP) items like earbuds with plastic stems, thermocol sheets that are used widely in decoration, plastic spoons and forks, came into force from Friday, July 1, 2022.
An exhibitor arranges wooden combs and razors with wooden handles at a stall at the Plastic Vikalp Mela, in New Delhi. Ban on certain single-use plastic (SUP) items came into force from Friday, July 1, 2022.
