For the first stage, it has identified 19 plastic items that are not very useful, but have a high potential to become litter, making it illegal to produce, import, stock, distribute or sell them. A man carries flowers and vegetables in plastic bags at a market in Kolkata, India, yesterday. Photo: AFPSome disposable plastic bags would also be phased out and replaced with thicker ones. Thousands of other plastic products — such as bottles for water or soda or bags for snacks — are not covered by the ban. In 2020, more than 4.1 million tonnes of plastic waste was generated in India, data from the nation’s federal pollution watchdog said.
