Packaged water and drinks manufacturers can heave a sigh of relief as the Maharashtra government has now exempted them from the banned plastic list.
The plastic ban came into effect in the state from June 23.
On Monday, a revised notification was issued which suggests a refundable charge for PET bottles.
As per the notification, the manufacturers are allowed to decide the rate they want to impose during purchase.
As per a report in The Times of India, the manufacturers are not in favour of the buyback rates and are opposing the same.
However, as per the notification, PET bottles of less than 500ml capacity have been banned for drinking water.
It further added that they would recommend a refundable buyback charge of Rs 2 for bottles with 500ml to 1 litre capacity.
The above rule is also applicable for Milk pouches under the scheme.
A refundable charge of 50p will be charged for a pouch of milk.
Nearly 1.2 crore PET bottles are manufactured every day in the state.