Abstract Background of the Study: The term “plastic” is derived from a Greek ward “plastikos” which means “fit for molding”. Plastics are used on a daily basis throughout the world. The “plastic” is a common word that is used for many materials that are synthetic and semi synthetic in nature. Plastic bags are light, sturdy and easy to carry. They are cheaper than paper. From the mid 1980s, the use of plastic bags became common for carrying daily groceries from the store to vehicles and homes. Plastic is not biodegradable. When buried plastic will choke the drainage and when burnt plastics will emit poisonous gas. Aim of the Study: To evaluate the effectiveness of structure teaching programme on knowledge regarding hazards of plastic use and its safe disposal among the housewives. Material and Methods: A Pre-experimental, one group pre-test & post-test design with a quantitative research approach was utilized to test the proposed hypotheses. For structured teaching programme, lesson plan was prepared regarding hazard of plastic use and its safe disposal. Pilot study was done under the 3 women at Dihen, Olpad. Pilot study revealed that the tools were feasible for conduction of the study and the structured teaching programme was effective. The main study sample consisted of 30 Housewives residing in a rural area at Kudiyana, Olpad. The research setting was Dihen and Kudiyana, Olpad, Surat, Gujarat. The Non-Probability convenience sampling technique was used for the study. The data were analyzed and hypothesis was tested using descriptive and inferential statistics. Conclusion: The findings of the study showed that the structured teaching programme was very effective in improving the level of knowledge. Keywords: Hazards of plastic use and its safe disposal; Housewives