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NotiFiCAtioN

ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT
15th Floor, New Administrative Building, Madam Cama Marg,
Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 14th June 2019.
NOTIFICATION
No. Plastic-2019/C.R. No. 171/T.C.-1.—WHEREAS, under the Maharashtra Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act,
2006, for regulating Manufacture, Usage, Sale, Storage, Transport of the products made from plastic and thermocol etc.,
the Government of Maharashtra published the Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products (Manufacture, Usage, Sale,
Transport, Handling and Storage) Notification, 2018 on 23rd March 2018, which was amended as per Notification dated the
11th April 2018 and 30th June 2018.

AND WHEREAS, as per the para 8 of the said notification, for implementation of these regulations and help in resolving any
difficulty faced by implementing authorities during implementation and if required also carry out any amendment in these
regulations, the Government vide Government Resolution dated 22nd March 2018 constituted the Empowered Committee.

AND WHEREAS, the Empowered Committee in its meeting of the held on 28th May 2019 resolved to make amendments in the
Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products (Manufacture, Usage, Sale, Transport, Handling and Storage) Notification, 2018.

NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) and (2) of Section 4 of the Maharashtra Non-
Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2006, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes following amendments in
Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products (Manufacture, Usage, Sale, Transport, Handling and Storage) Notification, 2018.
1. In the Notification dated 30th June 2018 in Clause 4 of Para 4 is deleted and the following items
are inserted :—
(1) Serial No. (1) shall be read as it is.
(2) Serial No. (2) shall be read as it is.
(3) Serial No. (3) shall be read as it is.
(4) Serial No. (4) is substituted as follows.
Bubble Plastic material used for wrapping the material at the manufacturing stage or is an integral part of manufacturing
shall comply the following conditions :—
(a) Bubble plastic material shall be made up of minimum 20% recyclable plastic material.
(b) The bubble packaging material shall be printed with manufacturer’s details, type of plastic with
code number and buyback price.
(c) The manufacturers/manufacturer’s association using bubble plastic material for packaging shall work together and
create a buy-back mechanism and diligently implement their Extended Producer’s Responsibility (EPR) Plan whch includes
co-ordination/collaboration with existing Rag Pickers/Scrap Traders, retailers for collection of bubble plastic waste and its
subsequent recycling and final disposal through their own established recycling plant or registered recyclers by establishing
Producer’s Responsible Organisations, which shall be responsible for 100% integral bubble plastic waste management from
collection to final disposal.

(5) Serial No. (5) shall be read as it is.
(6) Serial No. (6) shall be read as it is.
(7) Serial No. (7) shall be read as it is.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
ANIL DIGGIKAR,
Principal Secretary (Environment).

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTORDR. NAMDEO KONDAJI BHOSALE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,
21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 EDITOR : DIRECTOR DR. NAMDEO KONDAJI BHOSALE.

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