India issues rules on plastic bags and waste, but rejects full ban

India's national environment group has issued rules within the country that ban plastic bags that are less than a certain measure of thickness. These new rules are just the start of what India is trying to do to force plastic manufacturers to better make waste plastic products that we use to package things with. These rules have not yet been enforced on a state level but they are in the process of being enforced on a local level. Environmental leaders are still unsure of how they will be enforced at this level. The last time India wrote rules on plastic waste management was back in 2003. Experts say that the changes being made today are much stronger than a few years back. The government is not putting a ban on plastic bags all together, just a ban on what kinds are and are not allowed to be used. The president of India says it is more important to control waste plastic manufacturers at this time than it is to control citizens. Environmentalists believe that the rules will also lead to improvements in recycling and reducing litter. If the country comes together as a whole and puts in the effort to help their environment by following the new rules, then India will be much better off. People have to follow these rules just like plastic waste management companies in order for that to happen.

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