India’s Single-Use Plastic Ban Spurs Shift to Sustainable Alternatives: Bamboo, Copper and Eco-Friendly Living Lead the Way

Team L&M

On July 1, this year Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change prohibited manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of single use plastic items like ear buds with plastic sticks plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene [Thermocol] for decoration; plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays, wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, and cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, stirrers.

All these items, it says, have low utility and high littering potential. Last year, the government had banned the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of plastic carry bags having thickness less than 75 microns. From December 31 this year, the government will also ban the manufacture, sale, and use of plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 120 microns.

Life & More brings for you a few alternatives to plastic that you should go for and do your bit for saving environment:

Bamboo Bristle Toothbrush

Bamboo toothbrushes are an eco-friendly alternative, since the product is developed from bamboo which is a natural plant. Hence it is a fully biodegradable and sustainable.

This Bamboo Bristle Toothbrush is ergonomically designed to keep up with your oral hygiene. It also helps in eliminating the use of plastic toothbrushes that cause harm to our planet.

Handmade Neem Wood Detangling Comb

There are many advantages of going for a wooden comb such as its lightweight, and has softer bristles, which can reduce the possibilities of hair damage and improves blood flow as well.

It helps improve the quality of hair keeping you more relaxed. If you are moving to sustainable products that are stylish yet environment friendly this is a perfect fit for you.

Copper Bottle

Copper bottles are known for its multiple advantages such as it has antioxidant properties, is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic. In addition, it helps in formation of haemoglobin and cell regeneration. If you are looking for alternatives and be a contributor in saving our earth, using these copper bottles can be a start to begin with.

Canvas Tote Bag- Not Plastic Fantastic

If you are really the one voting for clean energy and a plastic pollution free environment what would be a better way to propagate this by using this stylish tote bag that speaks it all.

This is an ideal bag that comes handy for your shopping and a bag that speaks for itself when you buy groceries from vendors. A perfect example of making a style statement yet creating awareness about sustainable choices too!

Eco-Friendly Travel Bamboo Cutlery Kit

The simplest products to start with, in contributing to a plastic free environment are these Biodegradable cutlery. There is no need to use plastic spoons and forks when you can replace them with bamboo. This kit is easy to use and is travel friendly as well. These products are born from nature, and go back to nature as well.