The Indian government on March 6 announced it will prohibit all scrap plastic imports,
citing environmental concerns and an interest in bolstering domestic manufacturing.
The ban is structured in a way that ends previous exemptions allowing businesses
in certain designated economic development districts (often referred to as “units”) to import plastics.
The initial press release omitted any details on when the ban would take effect,
and some sources described the ban as effective immediately.
But an office memorandum from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
dated March 7 and reviewed by E-Scrap News this week, provides more detail on the delay.
