Maharashtra Govt. proposes to impose ban on Plastic coated and laminated disposable dish, cups, plates, glasses, fork, bowl, container (Single use products) made from paper/aluminium etc.

In addition to the existing ban on manufacturing, using, transporting, distributing, wholesale & retail selling, storing, and importing of plastic bags with handle and without handle, disposable products manufactured from plastic & thermocol (polystyrene) such as single use disposable dish, cups, plates, glasses, fork, bowl, container, spoon, straw, disposable dish/ bowl used for packaging food in hotels, non-woven polypropylene bags, cups/ pouches to store liquid, packaging with plastic to wrap or store the products, packaging of food items and food grain material etc., proposals to additionally ban plastic coated and laminated disposable dish, cups, plates, glasses, fork, bowl, container (Single use products) made from paper/aluminium etc. are underway.

This proposal has been introduced by way of a Draft Notification which aims to amend the Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products (Manufacture, Usage, Sale, Transport, Handling and Storage), Notification, 2018:

Upon this Draft gaining effect, the manufacturing, using, transporting, distributing, wholesale & retail selling, storing, and importing of plastic coated and laminated disposable dish,  cups, plates, glasses, fork, bowl, container (Single use products) made from paper/aluminium etc. will stand prohibited in the State.

Source: Environment and Climate Change Department of Maharashtra