https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16294 FMCG packaging in India is a major source of plastic waste because high-volume, low-cost packaging relies on multilayer plastics, laminated sachets, and other difficult-to-recycle formats. The environmental problem is shaped by cost minimization, sachet-based consumption, and weak end-of-life accountability under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, the Environment Protection Act, EPR requirements, and pollution control monitoring. A circular economy transition requires stronger EPR enforcement, design-for-recycling standards, mono-material packaging, upcycling, informal sector integration, and digital traceability. en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:30:25 +0530 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:30:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16294 FMCG packaging in India is a major source of plastic waste because high-volume, low-cost packaging relies on multilayer plastics, laminated sachets, and other difficult-to-recycle formats. The environmental problem is shaped by cost minimization, sachet-based consumption, and weak end-of-life accountability under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, the Environment Protection Act, EPR requirements, and pollution control monitoring. A circular economy transition requires stronger EPR enforcement, design-for-recycling standards, mono-material packaging, upcycling, informal sector integration, and digital traceability. Articles Environmental Law Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:30:25 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16294