Reportedly as Prime Minister Narendra modi is reportedly set to ban the use of single use plastic by October 2, the corporate india and public sector units have started aligning themselves with the PM modi's goal of scrapping single use plastic by 2022. Meanwhile the reported announcement on October 2 is going to be the first step and certainly the most ambitious in the world towards the pledge that the PM modi took in his Independence Day speech. Furthermore corporate entities across the sectors, be it airports, airlines, hotels or start-ups, have chalked out plans to cut down on their use of single use plastic which is used to make bags, straws, bottles and cups that can be used just once.
Apparently the most recent entrant to the plastic ban club is state run Air india, which has prepared an action plan to stop single use plastic on board its flight. Air india said in a statement "Plastic tea cups will be replaced with sturdy paper cups. Banana chips and sandwiches are presently packed in a plastic pouch, which will be changed to butter paper pouches".
Moreover Air india's plans come hot on the heels of the full service carrier Vistara that has replaced small water bottles with paper cups in its flight beginning June. Further the airline had started using oxo-biodegradable plastic in its in-flight meals. Perhaps to move away from the plastic use or at least minimizing the usage these two domestic airlines are contributing in their global efforts to minimize the dangers of plastic on the environment.
