The state of Maharashtra has implemented India 's first plastic recycling scheme for plastic bottles and plastic milk pouches to encourage recycling . In a notification, the government has placed the onus of the scheme on manufacturers, terming it an “extended producer responsibility”, according to the report. As part of the scheme , consumers pay a fee which is paid upon the return of the PET bottles and milk pouch . A similar scheme for cigarette packs and retail packaging is set to be introduced by the state in the next three months .
The state of Maharashtra has implemented India 's first plastic recycling scheme for plastic bottles and plastic milk pouches to encourage recycling . As part of the scheme , consumers pay a fee which is paid upon the return of the PET bottles and milk pouch . A similar scheme for cigarette packs and retail packaging is set to be introduced by the state in the next three months .