maharashtra: ban likely on plastic packaging of e-commerce products

Maharashtra government may ban plastic packaging of electronic products
Commercial products and plastic bottles with a capacity of less than 200.
Maharashtra government may ban plastic packaging of electronic products
Commercial products and plastic bottles with a capacity of less than 200.
In addition, the government may allow retail packaging of plastic bags of more than 50 microns and consider incorporating multi-layer packaging and tetra packaging into the scope of the plastic ban.
One official said the decisions were made at a meeting held on Saturday by Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam. \"All e-
Commercial products will be included in the ban.
They will have three months to choose the environment.
\"Friendly packaging,\" said environmental officials . \".
The official also said it was possible to ban plastic bottles with a capacity of less than 200 ml for water and beverages.
Under the responsibility of extending the producer (EPR)
He added that the multi-layer packaging and tetra packaging company will have three months to establish a mechanism for collecting and recycling plastics used for packaging.
When multi-layer packaging is used for potato chips, snacks and biscuits, the tetra packaging is used for a variety of beverages.
The official added that it was also decided to allow retail packaging using plastic with a thickness of more than 50 microns.
The weight of this plastic bag should be at least two grams.
The statewide ban on plastic products came into effect on June 23.
Subsequently, the government relaxed restrictions allowing small retailers to use plastic bags for packaging in the next three months.