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Over 1,21,000 mt of plastic waste being slyly imported into India: Report Expressing concern over the growing import, the study said it may hamper the efforts to control plastic pollution Current Affairs :- In excess of 1,21,000 metric ton (MT) of plastic waste is as a rule “guilefully” imported in India by organizations and recyclers, which is antagonistically influencing the endeavors to diminish plastic contamination, as indicated by an examination. The investigation, directed by NGO Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Manch (PDUSM), expressed that 55,000 metric ton of plastic waste is being imported in India from Pakistan and Bangladesh. “More than 55,000 MT plastic waste is imported from Pakistan and Bangladesh joined. The import is occurring from in excess of 25 nations which incorporate the center east, Europe and the USA,” it said. “The Indian recyclers and plastic organizations are shrewdly bringing in utilized PET plastic jugs as chips and protuberances, while h...