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India is using less plastic.
Many plastic items are now illegal.
Companies can't make or use them.
Every year, India throws away four million tonnes of plastic.
This goes into rivers or rubbish dumps.
It's bad for the environment.
It's difficult to recycle, says Dr Suneel Pandey.
Some businesses will close.
People will lose their jobs.
Other companies make plastic alternatives.
These companies will grow.
Ecoware makes plastic-free food packaging.
Rhea Mazumdar Singhal owns the company.
Cows often think plastic is food.
You can see them eating plastic in the street.
Even elephants eat plastic.
The ban includes cups and cotton buds.
It shows how plastic is everywhere.
It focuses us on the environment.
Some people don't want the ban.
They think non-plastic options are too expensive.
But the new rule is strict.
You can get a $1,300 fine.
You could go to prison for 5 years too.
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