The Odisha government has asked all producers and stockists of single-use plastic (SUP) to exhaust their stocks by June 30 as manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified SUP would be prohibited from July 1.
In 2018, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the State Forest, Environment and Climate Change department had prohibited use of single use disposable cutleries made up of thermocol (polystyrene), polyurethane and plastic in all municipal corporation and municipality limits.
Packing and selling of milk and other ancillary milk products and thermocol decorative materials were exempted from the prohibition list
