'Black Friday' in the history of Plastic Industry of Maharashtra

摘要

Friday, 23rd March, 2018 will be recorded as a "Black Friday" in the history of Plastic Processing industry of Maharashtra. It was on this day that Government of Maharashtra issued "The Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products Notification 2018" without following due democratic process in the name of protecting environment in the larger interest of the state. The law envisages punitive actions against violators for manufacturing, storage, transportation, trade and use of banned products. The notification seeks blanket ban on almost all items that are flexible and single time use or disposable while it fails to define precisely what is included and what is not leaving the industry in confusion. Thinking the consequences could be far reaching and alarming for the industry, for the economy and for the environment.