Plastics have become a major threat due to their nonbiodegradability
and high visibility in the waste stream. Littering
also results in secondary problems such as clogging of drains and
animal health problems. Their presence in the waste stream poses
a serious problem when there is lack of efficient end of life
management of plastic waste. Some countries have too much of
plastic rubbish for them to dispose off that, due to the high cost of
the disposal of the plastic rubbish, many resort to indiscriminate
dumping of plastics. Plastic waste has attracted widespread
attention in India, particularly in the last five years, due to the
widespread littering of plastics on the landscape of India. The
environmental issues due to plastic waste arise predominantly due
to the throwaway culture that plastics propagate, and also the lack
of an efficient waste management system