 bill no 29 of  2017 the plastic recycling bill, 2017 by shri ajay misra 'teni', mp a billto provide for the segregation and recycling of plastic item; use of re-cyclable plastic in recycle units and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of  india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the plastic recycling act, 2017definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government(b) "large manufacturing facility" means any manufacturing facility with an investment of more than rupees thirty crores;5(c) "municipal authority" means municipal corporation, municipality, nagar palika, nagar nigam, nagar panchayat, municipal council including notified area committee (nac) or any other local body constituted under the relevant statutes and entrusted with the responsibility of management and handling of municipal solid waste;10(d) "plastic" means any material which contains artificial resins (polymers)extracted from petroleum products and includes plastic monomer prepared with ammonia, chlorine, plutons, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and sulpher molecules(e) "plastic generating unit" means any entity, household or a large manufacturing facility where plastic waste, which is recyclable, is generated;15(f) "plastic item" means any item or product which is made of plastic and used for storing food, liquid or any consumable or such other product as the central government may, by notification in official gazette, specify;(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act;20(h) "recycle unit" means a unit where recyclable plastic items are treated using different techniques to produce re-usable plastic items or any form of energy; and(i) "segregation" means separation of plastic items into re-cyclable and nonre-cyclable plastic items253 the appropriate government shall, in consultation with the central pollution control board prescribe the compliance criteria and procedure for recycling of plastic items in such manner as may be prescribedcompliance criteria and procedure for recycling of plastic items4 it shall be the duty of the municipal authority to—duty of the municipal authority(a) ensure collection of segregated plastic items from the plastic generatingunits; and30(b) ensure that the segregated plastic items collected and transported are not mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent the mixing would hamper its re-use, re-cycle, further treatment or its use in re-cycle unitpenalty5 whoever violates the provisions of this act shall be punished with imprisonmentfor a term which may extend up to six months and fine which may extend up to fifty thousand rupees356 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by lawin this behalf, provide requisite sums to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide requisite sums7 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any otherlaw, for the time being in forceact not in derogation of any other law40power to make rules8 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive  sessions, and if, before theexpiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule5 statement of objects and reasonseach and every form of plastic item is hazardous to our environment at present, accelerated production of plastic items and slow pace of their recycling is hazardous to our environment and human beings as well plastic items are being produced and used indiscriminately while the recycling process of used plastic is very slow and the burden of waste plastic is constantly increasing on earth at present, there is a large gap between the ratio of production of new plastic items and the collection and recycling of waste plastictherefore, the entire ecological system should be saved by ensuring management of plastic waste and setting up of plastic waste recycling unit in each state there is a need to maintain environmental balance by slowing down the production of new plastic item and acceleration of the pace of renewal of waste plastichence this billnew delhi;ajay misra 'teni'january 1, 2017 financial memorandumclause 6 of the bill provides that central government shall provide funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of the act the bill, therefore, if enacted would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of about three thousand crores per annum would be involved from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about two hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 8 of the bill empowers the appropriate government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character lok  sabha———— a billto provide for the segregation and recycling of plastic item; use of re-cyclable plastic in recycle units and for matters connected therewith————(shri ajay misra 'teni', mp)gmgipmrnd—4240ls(s3)—17-02-2017