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- Published: January 2, 2022 15:35
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor often hits the headlines not only for being the public intellectual but for being an avid social media user. Recently, Tharoor re-twitted IAS officer Supriya Sahu’s tweet that indulged in promoting eco-friendly products with the former urging the Indian government to provide “incentives to scale up production” of the items.
“This applies across the country and not just TN. Various such innovations are in the works that would replace plastics with recyclable, bio-degradable materials. GoI needs to provide incentives to scale up production of such eco-friendly alternatives for daily use,” tweeted Tharoor.
In the video shared by Supriya Sahu, food containers made of rice bran are featured. Besides, glass tumblers of various sizes and bottles are also shown. The man showing the items is heard saying that these eco-friendly items can be used only once.
See the tweet here:
This applies across the country & not just TN. Various such innovations are in the works that would replace plastics with recyclable, bio-degradable materials. GoI needs to provide incentives to scale up production of such eco-friendly alternatives for daily use. https://t.co/YfITyIP6YI
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 29, 2021
The video gathered over 260k views since the time it was shared. Netizens also lauded the initiative of introducing eco-friendly items in place of plastic containers. However, some have raised the concern of the high budget of the eco-friendly items. One of the Twitter users wrote, “Sir, outstanding product s but may be a costly affair, not in practice by common man because of high cost.”
Sir, outstanding product s but may be a costly affair, not in practice by common man because of high cost.
— Manoj Kumar Shukla (@mksunnao5458) January 1, 2022
Here are some of the reactions to Shashi Tharoor’s post:
This is really such a good innovation. The use of ths product would definitely reduce our dependency on plastic products.
— EMM EFF (Tehsil Seri. Officer) (@kashmiri_faroq) December 29, 2021
The main problem with all sustainable products is the cost involved.
The government can only subsidise upto a point. People need to take responsibility and choose wisely.
Rather than subsidies the government should invest in R&D to bring down costs.— Sumit Kumar (@Iam_Sumit_Kumar) December 29, 2021
Very very interesting. Such eco-friendly substitutes are the need of the hour.
— Rajesh Iyer (@Rajesh_Iyer_68) December 30, 2021
Governments across states should incentivise large scale manufacturing of these containers and create infra for the same. https://t.co/SePDZkcROX
— The Mask (@_TheMask__) December 30, 2021
#SaveEarth #MadeInIndia
Amazing work to control on plastic packaging. https://t.co/Y3kUAObGeB— Vineet Kr. Sahu (@VineetKSah) December 30, 2021
Meanwhile, Supriya Sahu asked hotels and food joins to restrict the usage of banned plastic packaging in the state. Sahu’s tweet read, “Food containers made out of rice bran are leakproof, affordable, disposable and earth-friendly. Hotels, restaurants food joints, it’s time for you to stop using banned plastic packaging in TN and switch to sustainable eco alternatives.”
Sahu, Principal Secretary to Tamil Nadu Government, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests is the main in promoting ‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme. The scheme encourages people to use yellow coloured cloth bags whenever they go out for buying things.
Look at this earthen beauty❤️Alternatives to plastic packaging are in plenty,we need an open mind to find them, use and promote. We in TN are hell bent to eliminate single use plastic items which have been banned. Here is a list of eco manufacturers ?https://t.co/EjRQV2pgPA pic.twitter.com/26uR5A5izY
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) December 31, 2021
Let’s switch over to the alternatives!
Stop using plastic #Chennai. Let’s go back to our roots!#MeendumManjappai #மீண்டும்மஞ்சப்பை @CMOTamilnadu @supriyasahuias @GSBediIAS @VijaySethuOffl pic.twitter.com/s3nfEvGktN— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) December 24, 2021
Besides, Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the program ‘Meendum Manjapai Vizhipunarvu Iyakkam’ in Kalaivanar Arangam on December 24.
The state government implemented a ban on the production, usage, storage, distribution, transportation, or scale of 14 plastic types that came into effect from January 1, 2019.