Good on the Indian National Green Tribunal for acknowledging that the problem originated from within their own borders and also for actually doing something about it. Easy to blame another country for the trash problem which is good for scoring brownie points with your constituency but doesn't really get anything done.India’s capital city Delhi has introduced a ban on disposable plastic.Cutlery, bags, cups and other forms of single-use plastic were prohibited by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
There is particular concern in the country about the amount of plastic waste it produces. According to the Times of India, [India, along with 3 other big polluters] is responsible for an astonishing 60 per cent of the plastic that is dumped in the world’s oceans every year.
The ban affects the whole National Capital Territory (NCT) area of Delhi.
India just banned all forms of disposable plastic in its capital | The Independent