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dc.contributor.authorNøklebye, Emmy
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Hans Nicolai
dc.contributor.authorRoy-Basu, Avanti
dc.contributor.authorBharat, Girija K.
dc.contributor.authorSteindal, Eirik Hovland
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-23T13:51:00Z
dc.date.available2023-03-23T13:51:00Z
dc.date.created2023-03-08T13:41:38Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science and Policy. 2023, 139, 219-227.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1462-9011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3060188
dc.description.abstractAs one of the flagship amendments to the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2021, the pan-Indian ban on a group of single-use plastic products (SUPPs) introduced in mid-2022 provided a departure point towards more progressive plastic waste legislation. The amendments have mostly been welcomed, yet challenges persist to facilitate its implementation, assess potential environmental impacts of alternative materials, and socio-economic concerns raised by various stakeholders. Considering the recent amendments to the PWM Rules, we critically engage with and highlight key considerations and prevailing challenges with regards to phasing out SUPPs. We argue that to shape sustainable solutions that reduce plastic pollution, uncertainties related to the environmental fate of SUPP alternatives need to be better understood, whilst recognising and accounting for broader socio-economic impacts of SUPP bans, including industry concerns, impacts on socio-economically disadvantaged communities, and the informal recycling sector. A stronger knowledge base on these aspects can mitigate negative social and environmental externalities, including potentially harmful consequences of ambitious plastic pollution reduction measures.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titlePlastic bans in India – Addressing the socio-economic and environmental complexitiesen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.source.pagenumber219-227en_US
dc.source.volume139en_US
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Science and Policyen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.11.005
dc.identifier.cristin2132398
dc.relation.projectNORAD, direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid: 180355en_US
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