NITI Aayog recently released a report titled ‘Alternative Products and Technologies to Plastics and their Applications’ through which it calls for various measures to strengthen waste minimisation.
NITI Aayog suggests extended producer responsibility, proper labelling and collection of compostable and biodegradable plastics also relax the deadline for the adoption of biodegradable plastic.
“The most preferred option for the management of waste is waste minimisation. There is a need to strengthen waste minimisation through extended producer responsibility,” the Aayog said in its report which also pitched for encouraging R&D and incentivising the manufacturing sector.