Mumbai, November 23: While the plastic ban in Mumbai has been welcomed by the people and environtalists in general, the condition of recycling enforced on those manufacturing plastic bags for packaged milk, may soon end up making Mumbai dry of its milk reserve and cause an alarming shortage of milk in the maximum city.

According to a report in English daily Mid-day, plastic manufacturers in Maharashtra and Daman have made up their mind about stopping supply of milk films to the dairies in entire Maharashtra. The manufacturers of milk films (plastic used for packaged milk) will only supply the remaining stock they have and will no longer manufacture milk films.

The report mentioned that the decision to not produce milk films anymore is a protest by the manufacturers against the state government's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy. The policy makes it mandatory for the manufacturers to recycle the plastic milk bags but has turned into an harassment tool by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and civic authorities, claimed the manufacturers.

A meeting was held in Pune by the dairy owners on the issue to discuss about the looming danger. The Milk Producers and Processors' Welfare Federation demanded that the government come up with a solution soon as negative impact on milk distribution will affect the supply of other products too.

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