Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
5. What is single-use plastic and what are the concerns associated with it? How can it be successfully phased out in the country? (250 words)
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Indian Express , Insights on India
Why the question:
The Centre has banned the use of ‘single-use plastic’ from July 1. The Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change had issued a gazette notification last year announcing the ban, and has now defined a list of items that will be banned from next month.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about concerns associated single use plastic and ways to successfully phase it out.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining single use plastic and give statistic related to plastic waste generation in India.
Body:
First, write about the concerns associated with single use plastic – usually goes into a landfill where it is buried or it gets into the water and finds its way into the ocean, releases toxic chemicals, affects Endocrine system which can cause cancer, infertility, birth defects, impaired immunity and many other ailments etc
Next, write about the ways in which singe use plastic can be phased out in the country and ensure its successful ban.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
