Since the emergence of e-commerce food delivery platforms, consumers have been spoilt for choice as far as their choice of cuisines is concerned. According to industry estimates, food delivery aggregators alone generate approximately 22,000 metric tons of plastic waste since they process roughly 40 million orders a month.4Food delivery platforms appear to have recognized the issues with the generation of plastic waste. The EPR guidelines on plastic packaging are a significant step towards addressing the plastic waste generated by food delivery platforms. On the other hand, the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2023 has substituted the term 'Muli-layered packaging' with 'plastic packaging in several sections. Footnotes1 'The Other Side of Convenience: Reducing Food Waste and Carbon Footprint for Food Delivery Services' (NASSCOM, 14 August 2023) accessed 06 September 2024.

Source: The Hindu October 16, 2024 05:42 UTC