Business Today
In the US, multiple cities, including San Francisco and Seattle, have banned single-use plastic. To dissuade people from using plastic, cities like Washington DC and Boston have imposed taxes on plastic bags.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is aiming to limit the consumption of single-use plastic and eventually eliminate it by 2022. The initiative to crack down on plastic was launched on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday.
The chart below shows how much plastic waste is generated in India.
