Maharashtra plastic ban: Retailers say it is impractical in many cases

The government has banned manufacturing, use, sale, distribution and storage of plastic materials such as bags, spoons, plates and other disposable items

Avinash Gokhale, a resident of Dadar in Mumbai, purchases loose milk from the local dairy every morning. “I simply get up every morning and walk to the dairy below my building,” he said of his habit.

 
But Tuesday morning was different. The man at the counter asked him for a container to put the loose milk he purchased, reminding him that sundry plastic pouches that he used to carry milk on can no more be used.
 
Since Saturday, Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra have been coming to terms with the plastic ban imposed by the state government. This