India's recycling targets for plastic packaging waste of categories I and IV – which include rigid and flexible plastic packaging, respectively – are set to increase from 50 percent in financial year 2025 to 80 percent in financial year 2028. Meanwhile, recycling targets for category II and III plastic packaging waste will rise from 30 percent to 60 percent between financial years 2025 and 2028.
Recycling targets for plastic packaging waste in India from FY 2025 to FY 2028
India's financial year starts in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2025 started in April 2024 and ended in March 2025.
Category I: rigid plastic packaging. Category II: flexible plastic packaging of single layer or multilayer (more than one layer with different types of plastic), plastic sheets or like and covers made of plastic sheet, carry bags, plastic sachet or pouches. Category III: multilayered plastic packaging with at least one layer of plastic and at least one layer of material other than plastic. Category IV: plastic sheet or like used for packaging as well as carry bags made of compostable plastics.
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MoEFCC (India). (December 19, 2022). Recycling targets for plastic packaging waste in India from FY 2025 to FY 2028 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448849/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-targets-india/
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