Govt to make sanitary napkin disposal bags mandatory from January 2021

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that Sanitary napkin makers will be asked to supply a biodegradable bag with each napkin from January 2021. 

Mr. Javadekar interacted with the members of the women garbage collectors organization in Pune yesterday. He said that the possibility of getting infected because of handling used Sanitary Napkins thrown in the garbage was brought to notice by many of the women garbage collectors. That’s why Environment Ministry has taken the decision to ask Makers of Sanitary Napkins to provide biodegradable bags so



that Napkins can be wrapped in these bags before being thrown in the garbage.

On this, Mr. Javadekar announced that the sanitation norms for Corporations and municipalities will now be applied to villages with a population of more than three thousand. The minister also made an important announcement for Pune, saying that 50 small and 50 large waste classification centres will be set up in Pune and financial support for this will be made through the MPs fund. Pune Mayor Muralidhar Mohal was present on the occasion.