International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management

International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management- Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 3: Environment- Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation.

Recently, the Union Minister of State for MSME inaugurated International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management today being organized by the Ministry of MSME.
Ministry of MSME also launched two special initiatives – ‘Sambhav’ and ‘Svavlamban’ to promote entrepreneurship amongst youth, especially in aspirational Districts all across the country.

About: International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management will bring together distinguished speakers -National and International from the Government and Industry to deliberate upon challenges and opportunities in Plastics.
Venue and Timing: International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management is being held from 4^th– 5^th March, 2022 at New Delhi.
Organizing Ministry: International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management is being organized by the Ministry of MSME in association with The All-India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA).
Participation: International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management will be attended by more than 350 MSME’s physically and more than 1000 MSMEs virtually from all over the country.
- Besides, international delegates from different countries will be attending the mega summit virtually.
Significance:
- The Summit is an effective platform to bring together the stakeholders and experts to discuss the impact and possible solutions for MSMEs.
- Sustainable, plastic waste management lies in the ability to recover & recycle plastics profitably.
- There is huge scope for formalizing this sector and vastly improving both the quality and capacity of recycling.
- It will also open new business opportunities in the Plastics industry and the Recycling Sector with a great belief in the vision of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.