GS Paper 1
Source: ET
Context: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a campaign to drive an inclusive circular economy as part of its initiative to promote sustainability.
Key features of the campaign:
- The project is a scale-up of existing partnership under UNDP’s flagship Plastic Waste Management Programme to develop a sustainable model for plastic waste management in India
- End-to-end management of plastic waste by promoting:
- Segregation of waste at the source
- Collection of the segregated waste
- Setting up Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) for recycling all kinds of plastic waste
- Partnership with the Private sector:g. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) will also help build the capacities of Urban Local Bodies for adopting the MRFs or Swachhata Kendra
- Collaborations: The project is a collaboration between municipal corporations, corporates, Safai Saathis, and people to work together for cleaner and greener cities.
- Reach out: The project will reach out to 100,000 households for segregation at the source
7 Pillars of Circular Economy:
Initiatives towards Circular Economy:
- Global:
- Germany and Japan have made the ‘Circular Economy’ part of their economic planning
- China’s Circular Economy Promotion Law
- India:
- Recognition of the circular economy concept in the 2022-23 Budget
- Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2022: Private vehicles older than 20 years will be deregistered from June 1, 2024, if they fail the fitness test or their registration certificate is not renewed.
- Niti Aayog along with the EU has prepared a strategy paper on ‘Resource Efficiency’
- Battery Waste Management Rules 2022
- Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2022
- e-Waste Management Rules 2022
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) certificates
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Q. Explain the concept of the circular economy. Giving examples, discuss its utility in India. (250 Words)
