In short, the effort should be to eliminate the ubiquitous synthetic polymer and in fact all dairies in the country should join in this effort. And till then , dairies have to take responsibility for the plastic waste that they generate and organise collection of all empty milk packets for recycling. In fact the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2018, put a responsibility on the brand owners/producers to establish a system for collecting back the plastic waste generated due to their products. Dairies should also come up with natural packaging materials for all the milk products that they sell, such as paneer, butter, buttermilk, ice cream and curds. Some of the large dairies in the country that are refusing to take responsibility for the plastic trash that they produce, need to remember this.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2019 00:22 UTC