A task force on plastic waste management has been constituted with the secretary of chemicals and petrochemicals as its chairman.

The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers (2009-10) on Demand for Grants (2010-11) of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) in its eighth report had inter alia recommended constitution of a task force at the apex level in the DCPC comprising representative of the ministries of Environment and Forest and Urban Development and other agencies so as to provide a mechanism for consultation on a regular basis regarding plastic waste management in the prevalent overall scenario.

Accordingly, a task force on plastic waste management has been constituted with the following composition:

1. Secretary, Chemicals and Petrochemicals: Chairman
2. Joint Secretary (Petrochemicals), DCPC: Member Secy
3. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest: Member
4. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development: Member
5. Director General, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET): Member
6. Representative from state/municipal corporation concerned: Member
7. President, All India Plastics Manufacturers Association: Member
8. President, Organization of Plastic Processors of India: Member
9. President, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association: Member
10. President, Indian Centre for Plastics in Environment: Member
11. Representative from Chintan (NGO), Delhi: Member
12. Representative from Toxilink (NGO), Delhi: Member

The terms of reference of the task force will be to discuss the issues relating to plastic waste management in the country regularly and to recommend suitable policy framework, interventions with specific reference to setting up of plastic waste management centres in major cities in the country.