The Maharashtra government has amended the rule to ban plastic use by also disallowing the production of articles coated and laminated with plastic. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde approved the change on Tuesday. This will be in addition to the Centre’s nation-wide ban of single use plastic that came into force from July 1. An empowered state committee had recommended changes to the existing rules-2018 on July 7.

The articles that have been included in the banned production list include plastic laminated paper/aluminium cups, dishes, glasses, forks, containers and bowls that are thrown after single use. This has been done to reduce daily plastic waste collection.