Thin Plastic Banned: Is Your Scrap Now Illegal?

The Itanagar Municipal Corporation has banned single-use plastic items and any plastic carry bag thinner than 120 microns. The city is promising strict enforcement. For scrap dealers, this is a major red flag.

This move means that a large category of low-value plastic scrap is now illegal to trade or even possess in the city. If you have been buying mixed plastic waste, you are now at risk of holding stock that you cannot sell and that could get you fined. This is not a time to wait and see; it's a time to act to protect your money.

What is changing

Effective immediately in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, a new order from the Municipal Corporation is in effect. The rule is simple and strict: no more single-use plastics. This includes common items like plastic cutlery, straws, and packaging films.

More importantly for your business, the order specifically bans the manufacture, sale, and use of plastic carry bags with a thickness below 120 microns. The government has been clear that this will be strictly enforced across the city. This means that the thin, flimsy plastic bags that often end up in scrap bundles are now officially a liability.

The plastics to watch

Your sorting process just became much more important. You need to know exactly what is banned and what is still okay to trade. While the official list of all single-use items can be long, the main point for your godown is the thickness of plastic bags and films.