Maha Bans Production And Use Of Plastic-Coated, Single-Use Laminated Products
Mumbai: Maharashtra government announced a ban on the production and use of plastic-coated and single-use laminated products like disposable dishes, plates, glasses, forks, bowls and containers.
On March 23, 2018, the Maharashtra government banned the manufacture, use, sale, distribution and storage of plastic materials such as single-use bags, spoons, plates, PET and PETE bottles, and thermocol items. The government had then given three months to settle the existing stock.
An Empowered Committee constituted for effective implementation of the plastic ban, in its meeting held on 7 July this year, resolved to amend the Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products (Manufacture, Use, Sale, Transport, Handling and Storage), Notification. 2018. 2018 2018.
An Empowered Committee constituted for effective implementation of the plastic ban, in its meeting held on 7 July this year, resolved to amend the Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products (Manufacture, Usage, Sale, Transport, Handling and Storage), Notification, 2018.
Based on the recommendations, a notification was issued on July 15 banning plastic coated and laminated disposable dishes, cups, plates, glasses, forks, bowls and containers (single-use products) made of paper or aluminium.
The central government had already announced a ban on the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items across the country from July 1, which have low utility and high litter potential. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 on August 12, 2021.
The Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, also prohibits the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of plastic carry bags with thickness less than 75 microns, and with effect from September 30, 2021, and with lower thickness than 120 microns with effect from December 31, 2022.
“The government has decided to ban plastic-coated goods to reduce the influx of sub-standard plastic that pose a threat. We have decided to ban them,” said Shinde.
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