Action Plan for Elimination of identified Single-Use Plastics and effective implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

(concerned State/UT)

# Activity/Sub-Activity Budget allocation Nature of activity Timeline Responsible Dept/Agency
1 Policy and Regulatory Framework 0 Short Term
1.1 Preparation of a comprehensive action plan for elimination of single use plastics 0 Short Term 1 Month Department of Environment & Forest
1.2 Policy for inclusion of components relating to elimination of Single Use Plastic (SUP) and remediation/management of legacy waste in project proposals under SBM 2.0 640 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
1.3 Policy for development of decentralised recycling infrastructure/End of Life Disposal infrastructure, with special focus on low-value plastics 10 Short Term 3 Month Department of Panchayat
1.4 Policy for effective enforcement of PWMR through byelaws of local bodies (like spot fines 0 Short Term 1 Month Department of Environment & Forest
1.5 Adoption of sustainable public procurement policy for products and plastic packaging material made of recycled plastics, and alternatives to identified single use plastics, as per applicable standards 1,000 Short Term 1 Month Department of Panchayat
2 Institutional Mechanism 0 Short Term
2.1 Constitution of State Level Special Task Force 0 Short Term 1 Month Department of Panchayat
2.2 Identification of nodal department for coordinating the implementation of plastic waste management (for urban as well as rural areas) 0 Short Term 1 Month Department of Panchayat
2.3 Constitution of City Level Task Force for million plus cities: under Commissioner of Municipal Corporation or Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate or any other officer of suitable rank as deemed appropriate by the State/UT Government 0 Short Term Nil Nil
2.4 Constitution of District Level Task Force (excluding million plus cities) under District Magistrate (for both rural areas and urban areas) 0 Short Term 1 Month Department of Panchayat
2.5 Setting up of a plastic waste management cell at State level (each in Urban and Rural Development Departments or the concerned Departments), District level (in Zila Parishad for all the rural areas), and in each ULB 0 Short Term 1 Month Department of Panchayat
3 Management of Littered Single Use Plastic Items 0 Short Term
3.1 Identification of littering hot spots with respect to SUP items and development of strategy for their collection and further management 6 Short Term 2 Month Department of Panchayat
3.2 Identification of ingress points of littered single use plastic items in surface water bodies and drains and strategy for prevention 2 Short Term 2 Month Department of Panchayat
3.3 Phased plan for cleaning surface water bodies, and drains of floating singles use plastic items and their further management 26 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
3.4 Document total quantity of plastic waste present in legacy waste sites and implementation of plan to manage legacy plastic waste - location-wise 30 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
3.5 Activities to be specifically included under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 for SUP elimination and management of legacy waste sites, as per guidelines 28 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
4 Plastic Waste Management including Single Use Plastics 0 Short Term
4.1 Assessment of plastic waste generation in State/UT, District-wise 7 Medium Term 3 Month Department of Panchayat
4.2 Assessment of infrastructure required for plastic waste management – collection, segregation, recycling / EOLD- District –wise 20 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
4.3 District-wise details of infrastructure at municipal and gram panchayat level for collection, segregation and channelization of plastic waste to recyclers/EOLD 0 Short Term 1 Month Department of Panchayat
4.4 Gap analysis and strategy for development of infrastructure for PWM –District-wise including ULBs 20 Short Term 2 Month Department of Panchayat
4.5 Leveraging of funds under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, as per guidelines 0 Short Term Nil Nil
4.6 Strategy for collection and segregation of plastic waste at the municipal and GP level 640 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
4.7 Scheme for registration of Producers/Importers and Brand Owners and Recyclers and Plastic Waste Processors by SPCB/PCC 0 Continuous 12 Month Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee (LPCC)
4.8 Development of database of PIBO implementing EPR 26 Long Term 12 Month Department of Panchayat
4.9 Scheme for verification/audit of recyclers, PIBOs, EOLD entities by SPCB/PCC 0 Continuous 12 Month Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee (LPCC)
4.10 Strategy for regular data collection with respect to plastic waste and reporting under PWMR by State/UT and ULBs 26 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
4.11 Setting up of MRFs 0 Short Term
5 Enforcement of Ban Imposed on the use of Identified Single Use Plastic Items at District / ULB /GP level 0 Short Term
5.1 Regular enforcement drives and action taken against violations 0 Continuous 12 Month Department of Environment & Forest
5.2 Identification and closure of manufacturing facilities of prohibited SUP items 0 Continuous 12 Month Department of Environment & Forest
6 Plastic Recycling Infrastructure and End of Life Disposal Facilities 0 Short Term
6.1 Development of database of recyclers of plastic category wise and also EOLD entities including recycling capacity 10 Medium Term 3 Month Department of Panchayat
6.2 Development of plan for setting up recycling facilities 640 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
6.3 Incentive scheme for setting up of plastic recycling capacity category-wise 640 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
6.4 Development of industrial composting facilities for compostable plastics: Number and quantity 640 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
6.5 Development of infrastructure for EOLD, - Waste to oil, waste to energy, road construction, coprocessing cement kilns 640 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
6.6 Scheme for promotion of recycling technologies and products made from recycled plastics 640 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
7 Development and Promotion of Alternatives to Prohibited Single Use Plastic Items and Promoting Innovation 0 Short Term
7.1 Development of scheme for providing assistance in setting up manufacturing capacities of alternatives including for enterprises transitioning away from single use plastics (Number of enterprises, Quantity) 1 Long Term 12 Month Smart City Ltd., Lakshadweep
7.2 Providing incentives for penetration of alternatives in the market 10 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
7.3 Development of database of producers of alternative products including compostable plastic manufacturing capacity 10 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
7.4 Promotion scheme for alternatives to prohibited single use plastic items 10 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
7.5 Scheme for promoting producers to change design of plastic packaging to reduce use of plastic packaging material 10 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
7.6 Research and Development on creating alternative packaging materials to plastics 10 Continuous 12 Month Department of Pancayat
7.7 Steps taken for promotion of alternatives 0 Short Term
8 Data Collection and Monitoring Mechanism 0 Short Term
8.1 Development of online database and monitoring system covering items covered under Comprehensive Action Plan 6 Long Term 12 Month Department of Panchayat
8.2 Online public grievance/complaints portal 6 Long Term 12 Month Department ofPanchayat
8.3 Mechanism to undertake regular quarterly survey for (i) prohibited singleuse plastic items in plastic waste and (ii) compositional characterization of plastic waste in the following categories (a) Rigid plastic packaging including multilayered packaging, (b) Flexible plastic packaging -single layered and multilayered of the plastics only and (c) Multi layered multimaterial (at least one layer of plastic and at least one layer of other material) plastic packaging 6 Long Term 12 Month Department of Panchayat
9 Awareness Generation and Capacity Building 0 Short Term
9.1 Preparation of road map for awareness generation activities at State, District and ULB/GP level for citizens, institutional waste generators, RWAs/Market associations 10 Short Term 2 Month Department of Panchayat
9.2 Development of a public movement by engaging with youth organizations such as NCC, NSS, NYK and school students 10 Short Term 2 Month Department of Panchayat
9.3 Strategy for targeted campaign at littering hotspots such as tourist spots, places of religious and cultural importance, weekly markets, urban sprawls against littering, and promoting alternate packaging material 10 Short Term 2 Month Department of Panchayat
9.4 Capacity building for repurposing and promoting reuse of plastic packaging 6 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
9.5 Capacity building of ULBs and GPs for PWM 6 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat
10 Action taken for reducing/elimination of single use plastic items in State/UT Government offices, attached/subordinate offices, PSUs/organization 0 Short Term
10.1 Implementation of actions given in Standard Guidelines for single use plastic issued earlier by the Ministry (enclosed) 0 Continuous 12 Month Department of Panchayat