"The use of plastic packaging material is found in the gutkha, tobacco and pan masala being sold in the market. The manufacturers have failed to ensure the compliance to the Supreme Court directions and the provisions of small equipment the PWM Rules, 2016, and there is indiscriminate use of the plastic for packaging ."Therefore, keeping in view the gravity of the pollution being caused by littered plastic sachets of tobacco products, the ministry directs manufacturers to stop using plastic material in any form and observe strict compliance to the SC directions and provisions of the PWM Rules 2016," the order stated. In December 2010, the Supreme Court restrained manufacturers of gutkha, tobacco and pan masala from using plastic materials in sachets. The environment ministry also clarified that these directions will come into force with immediate effect and sought a compliance report in 30 days...
As per the new guidelines, the use of "plastic material in any form, including vinyl acetate-maleic acid-vinyl chloride copolymer" has been prohibited for packaging. Littered plastic sachets/pouches are posing an environmental threat and the manufacturers have not taken effective action to prevent the use of plastic in packaging," stated the order. This comes months after the ministry overhauled the Plastic Waste Management Rules of the country to tackle increasing pollution.The Union environment ministry has banned the use of plastic in packaging pouches and sachets of gutkha, tobacco and pan masala.. Tonnes of plastic waste generated from such packets necessitated the decision. A senior government ministry official said that 15,000-tonne plastic waste is generated daily, of which only 9,000 tonne is collected and processed. The company currently has over 50 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle segment.It claimed to have reduced an estimated over 8.
This initiative will strengthen end of life system (ELV) for vehicles," MSI said.5 MW solar plant," Ayukawa said. Besides, there is 1 per cent reduction in CO2 emission while manufacturing every vehicle over the past year, MSI claimed.As part of companys efforts to use renewable source of energy, MSI plans to install a 5 MW solar power plant at its Gurgaon campus this fiscal, he added. Going forward, we will continue our focus on investing in new technologies and further bring down CO2 emissions per vehicle," MSI Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said in a statement.For exports, the company will align with the European Union system of classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and adopt VCI Packaging (Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors) guidelines for packaging materials...
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