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Single-use plastic ban: Cigarette manufacturers switch to biodegradable wrapping
Top beverage companies have also accepted the government directive on single-use plastics. Homegrown FMCG major Dabur, which sells juices under the Real brand, said it has commenced the production of juice packs with integrated paper straws. “We will ensure that all packs come with integrated paper straws,” said Shahrukh Khan, executive director-operations at Dabur.
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Updated Jul 3, 2022, 16:25 IST
Single-use plastic ban: Cigarette manufacturers switch to biodegradable wrapping
New Delhi: With the ban on single-use plastics coming into effect across the country from July 1, cigarette makers have shifted to bio-degradable wrapping for the overwrap of the packet from regular plastic wrapping. The members of the Tobacco Institute of India (TII) have made this shift in view of the ban.
TII is a representative body of farmers, manufacturers, exporters and ancillaries of the cigarettes' segment of the tobacco industry in India. The cigarette makers are the biodegradable material which is compliant with international standards and the recently released BIS Standards.
Top beverage companies and retailers have also accepted the ban on single use plastics as the government refused to postpone its decision to delay the ban. The ban would cover single-use plastic items like plastic straws that are bundled with tetra packs of drinks such as juices and milkshakes.
Now, shifting from plastic to more environmentally friendly alternatives, homegrown FMCG major Dabur, which sells juices under the Real brand, said it has commenced production of juice packs with integrated paper straws. “We are committed to meeting the regulations and will ensure that all packs come with integrated paper straws,” said Shahrukh Khan, executive director-operations at Dabur India.
Similarly, Amul which needs 10-12 lakh straws each day is ready with alternatives despite a slight delay in shipments, said RS Sodhi, MD at GCMMF (Amul). “Currently, we are working on manufacturing biodegradable straws that are cheaper than paper straws,” he added.
Another such player Parle Agro, maker of Frooti, said the ban will not impact its sales. “There will be no impact on sales, but there will be an impact on cost to the company due to costs incurred in shipping and transitioning to biodegradable straws,” Schauna Chauhan, CEO at Parle Agro told TOI.
Chauhan added that there will definitely be some relief on costs once infrastructure is set up in India itself for biodegradable straws. This will commence once all the machineries of our business partners for manufacturing PLA straws are installed and commissioned, which will take a few months.
The government, on Tuesday, said national and state level control rooms will be set up and special enforcement teams will be formed to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single use plastic items from July 1.
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