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24/09/2026

Delhi Banned Plastic Bags In 2012 — Years Before The NGT Widened It To All Disposables In 2017.

Delhi's NCT Gazette notification of 23 October 2012 banned the manufacture, import, storage, sale and use of plastic carry bags (including non-woven fabric bags) and plastic film or tubing used to wrap books.

By January 2017, the National Green Tribunal widened that ban across Delhi NCT to cover all disposable plastics — cutlery, cups, bags — citing both India's contribution to ocean plastic and the illegal burning of plastic waste at local landfills, a direct contributor to Delhi's recurring air quality crisis.

For manufacturers supplying Delhi-NCR, this is one of the oldest and most tested bans in the country — and one of the most actively enforced.

24/09/2026

23/09/2026

30 Days Down. Here's What Changed — And What We're Digging Into Next.
Month 1 covered the fundamentals: India's plastic scale (9.3 million tonnes a year), the law from 2016 to 2026, four state spotlights, five industry deep-dives, the government schemes funding this shift, and where Adrish's bottles and pouches fit.

Month 2 goes further: five more states, the certifications that separate a real biodegradable claim from a marketing one, new industries we haven't touched yet — e-commerce, quick commerce, agriculture, retail — and the two questions every manufacturer actually asks before switching: will it perform, and what does it really cost.

Same mission. More specifics. Let's go.

21/09/2026

21/09/2026

30 days. One law after another pointing the same direction. One question left: is your packaging ready?

This month we covered:

→ The scale of India's plastic problem (9.3 million tonnes a year)

→ The laws already in force — EPR, the 2022 SUP ban, and the 2024 & 2026 amendments

→ How states from Sikkim to Himachal Pradesh to Tamil Nadu are moving faster than national deadlines

→ The industries where switching isn't optional much longer — cosmetics, pharma, hospitality, beverages, FMCG

→ The government schemes actively funding this transition

→ And where Adrish fits: biodegradable bottles, water bottles, and pouches today — and custom development for whatever plastic item your business runs on tomorrow

If even one post this month made you check your own packaging spec — that's the point. Let's talk about what switching actually looks like for your business.

19/09/2026

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19/09/2026

Only 2,500 of India's ~4,700 Urban Local Bodies had even notified the single-use plastic ban by its 1 July 2022 deadline.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs had to formally direct the remaining Urban Local Bodies to notify the ban after roughly half missed the deadline — under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 framework, which lists plastic waste elimination as a core focus area.

On the ground, enforcement is real but uneven: from Himachal Pradesh's block-level drives fining shopkeepers and vendors for banned items, to bigger cities still catching up.

The lesson for manufacturers: don't plan around 'we haven't been caught yet in our city.' Plan around where the rule is headed everywhere.

16/09/2026

175 countries are negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution. India piloted the resolution that started it.

At the 4th UN Environment Assembly in 2019, India piloted a resolution addressing single-use plastic pollution — putting the issue on the global agenda. By the 5th UN Environment Assembly, 175 countries had agreed to form an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee tasked with drafting a legally binding international instrument to phase out plastic pollution.

Domestically, India has repeatedly reiterated ambitions around eliminating single-use plastic and building a circular plastics economy as part of its broader climate commitments.

What happens in Indian factories and packaging lines over the next few years isn't a local footnote to this story — it's a meaningful part of it.

15/09/2026

"Can you make this in biodegradable?" Here's what happens after a client asks us that question.

It usually starts with a sample of whatever plastic item a business currently uses — a pouch, a bottle, a cap, a wrapper.

From there, our process: assess the current material's function (barrier, strength, temperature tolerance) → shortlist biodegradable material options that can match it → prototype → test biodegradation timelines and durability → adjust for your production line compatibility → certify and label per current PWM Amendment standards.

We don't just sell three fixed products. Bottles and pouches are where we started — but if it's currently made in plastic, we're set up to develop it in biodegradable form. Bring us your hardest item.

14/09/2026

Your sustainability report says 'committed to reducing plastic footprint.' Your packaging supplier should be able to prove it.

ESG reporting increasingly requires evidence, not intent — investors, regulators, and customers all want backed claims, not soft language.

When you switch to Adrish's biodegradable bottles and pouches, you get a verifiable data point for your sustainability disclosures: certified biodegradation timelines, standards referenced (IS/ISO 17088:2021 where applicable), and clear labeling compliant with the 2024 PWM amendment.

That's the difference between a claim your CSR team writes, and a claim your CSR team can defend in an audit.