{"id":136758,"date":"2025-01-22T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T05:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/indias-plastic-dilemma-closing-the-loop-on-packaging-waste\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T07:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T05:59:20","slug":"indias-plastic-dilemma-closing-the-loop-on-packaging-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/indias-plastic-dilemma-closing-the-loop-on-packaging-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Plastic Dilemma: Closing the Loop on Packaging Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136758\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>In 2022, India took a bold step by enforcing a nationwide ban on single-use plastics, as part of its commitment to addressing the issue. While this initiative gained widespread attention, the battle is far from over. A key strategy that has emerged to tackle plastic waste is the circular economy\u2014a system where resources, such as plastic, are reused, recycled, and kept in use for as long as possible. In the context of packaging waste, this shift toward sustainability presents both exciting possibilities and complex challenges.<\/p>\n<p>As of 2022, India launched a major push to enforce EPR compliance among corporations, following the amendment of the Plastic Waste Management Rules (2016). According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), EPR mandates that producers, importers, and brand owners should ensure that plastic waste generated from their products is collected, recycled, or reused. In theory, EPR incentivizes producers to design packaging that is easy to recycle and creates a more efficient waste management process.<\/p>\n<p>As India confronts its packaging waste crisis, several groundbreaking innovations are providing glimmers of hope. The trend of refill stations and zero-waste grocery stores is taking root across urban centers, furthering the movement toward reducing plastic consumption. A growing number of Indian startups, including Bare Necessities and Daily Dump, are pioneering zero-waste grocery options, offering products in reusable containers. These refill stations empower consumers to purchase necessities like shampoo, grains, and detergents without the need for plastic packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thecsruniverse.com\/articles\/india-s-plastic-dilemma-closing-the-loop-on-packaging-waste\">The CSR Universe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/2-654\/\">India\u2019s Plastic Dilemma: Closing the Loop on Packaging Waste<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[575,1111,11915,694],"class_list":["post-136758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-india","tag-packaging-waste","tag-plastic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}