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India’s Prohibition on the use of Single-Use Plastics and Best Practices for Management of Single-Use Plastics on Ships
31 January 2020
A number of countries have announced prohibitions on the use of single-use plastics (SUP) on ships plying their territorial waters – India was the first country to announce the prohibition, followed by Kuwait.
This guidance has been developed to help Members comply with the prohibition on the use of SUP on board ships and to aid with identifying SUP, developing proper record keeping to track the use of SUP on board ships and identifying possible solutions and an action plan to reduce the amount of SUP on board ships.
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