Single-use plastic ban: what it covers and who enforces it

IF SHOPS FOLLOWED THE BAN, HOW MUCH WOULD IT CUT?

Shops that comply (your guess) Other waste a new rule covers

Banned items cutBanned, still soldOther, new ruleNot covered

Waste cut0

Share of total0%

KARNATAKA ONLY, NOT ALL INDIA

Guess: 2024-25 vs 2022-23

Source: MoEFCC Rajya Sabha reply, 12 Dec 2024; Down To Earth (0.6 of 5.5 Mt single-use waste); IndiaSpend 2022 (2-3% of all plastic waste); Karnataka board data via The Hindu. Sliders are your assumptions.