• Nandan R Naresh
• Ramesh Gowda N S

Plastic products are there everywhere you look; humans have become more comfortable in using this material. Lightweight, easy to make and easy to use features of plastic are welcomed by all and in fact users have become addictive to this material. But there is another side of this material, which alarms all its users. Plastic waste cause’s immense problem when it is leaked into the environment because most plastics are not biodegradable and it take millions of years to breakdown and decompose. Plastic being a recyclable material, there is always a chance to reduce its risk on the environment. But there are some plastics which are called as Single-Use Plastic and these plastic materials cannot be recycled, they cause damage to a very great extent. These Single Use Plastics includes cigarette butts, plastic drinking bottles, plastic bottle caps, food wrappers, plastic grocery bags, plastic lids, straws and stirrers, other types of plastic bags, and foam take-away containers. This paper helps in analyzing and understanding the Impacts of Single-Use Plastic on the environment. This paper also throw’s light on possible suggestions that would help in reducing the usage of Single-Use Plastic.

Single-Use Plastic, Government Initiatives, Recycle, Impacts, Environment, Waste Management

"SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA; IMPACTS AND SUGGESTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.580-586, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901876.pdf

"SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA; IMPACTS AND SUGGESTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp580-586, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901876.pdf