Addressing a press conference on “Green Standards”, BIS Chairman Pramod Kumar Tiwari said that research in India and abroad is still going on to establish whether plastic is completely biodegradable.
He added that though there are some mechanisms, they don’t confirm that plastic is biodegradable, and this was conveyed to the Environment Ministry during a recent interaction.
The BIS has urged upon the ministry not to certify claims by certain manufacturers that their plastic products are biodegradable, as it is yet to be proven.
The ministry has agreed to the request, Tiwari told reporters.
He said that in India, the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) has conducted research on this aspect.
Tiwari further added that until the findings are not arrived at, it can’t be said that plastic is biodegradable.
–IANS
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