Union Minister Bhupender Yadav launches Mascot ‘Prakriti’ and Green Initiatives for Effective Plastic Waste Management
- The Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Shri Bhupender Yadav launched a mascot and various green initiatives taken by MoEFCC and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
- The mascot named ‘Prakriti’, will spread awareness among people about small changes that can be sustainably adopt in our lifestyle for a better environment
- The green initiatives launched will ensure Plastic Waste Management (PWM) in the country. These are:
- National Dashboard on Elimination of Single Use Plastic and Plastic Waste Management (MoEFCC)
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Portal for Plastic Packaging (CPCB)
- Mobile App for Single Use Plastics (SUP) Grievance Redressal (CPCB)
- Monitoring module for SUP (CPCB), for local bodies, SPCBs/PCCs and CPCB,
- Industrial production of Graphene from Waste Plastic (G B Pant NIHE & NRDC) to promote more industries to come forward to up cycle plastic waste.
- The initiative is in line with the vision of Prime Minister,Shri Narendra Modi to phase out Single Use Plastics (SUPs) by 2022.
Source: PIB