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The government has called for a complete ban of plastic writer an article on the role schools should play in achieving this target

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Single-use plastic ban: Single-use plastic items including plastic bags, spoons, cups, straws and bottles will be banned with effect from October 2, 2019, on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. The Narendra Modi-led Union Government aims to completely eliminate the use of single-use plastic by 2022.

India generates about 9.4 million tonnes of plastic waste each year and with no effective disposal method, the plastic waste ends up the roadsides, in landfills and water bodies. Plastic waste management is a global concern. Globally, around 90 percent of the plastic produced is discarded as waste. So far, more than 60 countries have banned single-use plastic or curbed its use.