India will abolish all single-use plastic by 2022, vows Narendra Modi
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from on (#3RPH1)
Country will also introduce a campaign against marine litter and a pledge to make 100 national monuments litter-free
India will eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022, prime minister Narendra Modi has announced.
The pledge is the most ambitious yet of the global actions to combat plastic pollution that are taking place in 60 nations around the world. Modi's move aims to drastically stem the flow of plastic from the 1.3 billion people living in the fastest growing economy in the world.
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