Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Menace of Plastic Wastes and Hazardous Chemicals, 08/08/2016. Central Pollution Control Board has estimated that 5.6 million tons of plastic waste per annum is generated in the country. A total of 684 hazardous chemical is listed under Schedule of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/question-raised-rajya-sabha-menace-plastic-wastes-and-hazardous-chemicals-08082016
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/rajya-sabha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament