India: 1st Asian Country to launch a Plastics pact

Editor1 Oct 1 2021 Current Affairs

India has become the first country in Asia to launch a Plastics Pact, a new platform to espouse a circular system for plastics. The India Plastic Pact platform was launched on September 03, 2021, by the British High Commissioner to India, Alexander Ellis, at the 16th Sustainability Summit hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

About the ‘India Plastic Pact’:

  1. The new platform ‘India Plastic Pact’ is a joint effort of the World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and envisages to create a world where plastic is valued and does not pollute the environment.
  2. The Pact targets the businesses to transition towards a circular economy for plastics by 2030.
  3. The initiative is supported by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK, and endorsed by the British High Commission in India.

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