The Maharashtra government on Wednesday banned manufacture, sale and use of all plastic bags, saying they choked drainage systems during recent monsoon rains.Environmental groups welcomed the ban,......
The effect of the near-total ban on single-use plastic in Maharashtra is being felt mostly in retail and unorganised markets, besides adversely impacting app-based food delivery units in Mumbai.......
'Reports of hitherto 'atmanirbhar' breadwinners having to stand in line for a plastic bag of khichdi or, travelling thousands of kms with nothing but packets of biscuits, have not moved the prime......
Retailers, especially food and grocery chains, are clearly unhappy, saying the ban is impractical Avinash Gokhale, a resident of Dadar in Mumbai, purchases loose milk from the local dairy every......
The government order banning plastic bags is likely to hit the Rs 1000 crore (Rs 10 billion) plastic bag industry in the state adversely, as most of the 1000 units in Maharashtra face closure in......
The development comes after a recent notification from the Union home ministry, which has permitted companies to resume manufacturing operations and reopening of shops in red, green and orange......
The notification bans carry bags, one-time use of polyethylene, straws and thermocol Fearing closure of 4,000-odd units, plastic manufacturers have urged the government of Maharashtra to review......
The plastic industry has said the Maharashtra government's decision to ban all plastic bags is unfair and that educating the public about its ill effects, coupled with existing legislation, will......