Awareness and Attitude among the Respondents on Plastic.ppt

plastic awareness

1. Awareness and Attitude
among the Respondents
on Plastic Ban and
Biodegradable
Alternatives for Plastics
S.Kirubadevi &
K.Pavithra
Asst Professor
Dept of B.Com(AM)&(FS)

2. INTRODUCTION
• Packaging waste forms a significant part of municipal solid waste and has caused
increasing environmental concerns, resulting in a strengthening of various
regulations aimed at reducing the amounts generated.
• Many different materials are used for packaging including metals, glass, wood,
paper or pulp, plastics or combinations of more than one material as composites.
Most of these enter municipal waste streams at the end of their service life.
• Every product has a shelf life, but sadly that is not the case with plastics. The fact is
that our planet cannot digest plastic. Plastics take around 500 to 1000 years to
completely degrade due to the presence of complex polymers.

3. • As a result, till now whatever bit of plastic has
ever been manufactured or used by us can be
found in some form or the other on the planet.
And now it has reached a crisis point.
• A recent study shows that, India generates
around 56 lakhs tonnes of plastic waste
annually, where
 Delhi alone accounts for 9,600
metric tonnes per day.

4. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
• Currently in India, there is only one law that is in place – No manufacturer or
vendor can use a plastic bag which is below 50 microns as thinner bags pose a major
threat to the environment due to its non-disposability. The usage of plastic bags is still
high as the ban is not implemented on all plastic bags.
• Among other materials, a wide range of plastics are still used in packaging
applications by both organized and unorganized sectors even though it was banned by the
Indian Government in . These are virtually all non-biodegradable, and some are difficult
to recycle or reuse due to being complex composites having varying levels of
contamination.
• Tamil Nadu has announced its intention to ban the manufacture, sale,
storage, and use of disposable plastic from January 1, 2019. Even after that some plastic
products are using by both organized and unorganized sectors. The need of the hour in
Tamilnadu is make the laws strict to its enforcement and for complete prohibition of
plastics.
• This induces the researchers to analyse the awareness level of plastic ban
with the public and creating awareness on biodegradable alternatives for plastics.

5. BAN IN TAMIL NADU
Plastic products still in usagePlastic toy promotion after ban

6. Objectives of the Study
 To analyze the awareness level and attitude of plastic
ban of the respondents in Tamil Nadu with special
reference to Coimbatore city.
 To create awareness about the Biodegradable
packaging materials among the respondents.

 To analyze the potential impacts and benefits of
Biodegradable packaging materials and their waste
management, particularly via composting.

7. Research Methodology
Sampling method : Stratified Random Sampling Method has
been selected for the study
Sampling Area : Coimbatore city
Sample size : 150 respondents have been selected for
conducting the Survey using Primary data collection through a
questionnaire from Coimbatore city.

8. OUT COME of the Study
Biodegradable polymers will play a greater role in the packaging sector in the
future. Post-use biodegradable plastics and other bio wastes like paper, food and garden
waste are generally unsuitable for landfill due to their potential to release methane under
anaerobic conditions and their disposal by this method is inconsistent with policies in
India. Biodegradable bio plastics are most suitable for biological waste treatment through
domestic composting and subject to further demonstration, potentially in anaerobic
digestion systems. They should ideally be separated at the household level from other non-
biodegradable materials and collected with organic waste including food waste, but still it
is not followed in some residential areas.
By using these biological treatment methods, the total quantities of waste sent
to landfill are reduced and the composts generated can be used as valuable soil improvers.
Bio plastics polymers have great potential to contribute to material recovery, reduction of
landfill and use of renewable resources.
Widespread public awareness of these materials and effective infrastructure
for stringent control of certification, collection, separation and composting will be helpful
in government policies and more beneficial for societal environment.

9. BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Expenses Amount
Travel expenses (local) 10,000
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Consumables (chemicals and glasswares)15,000
Attending the seminar/ conference 30,000
Analytical charges with justification
Others (Please specify in details if needed
otherwise, leave this column as a blank)
55,000

10. THANK YOU