NGT asks Aavin to consider alternatives for plastic milk packets

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to consider the feasibility of using alternative packaging material for Aavin’s milk packets. Hearing a petition filed by S.P.Surendranath Karthik, the NGT had earlier asked the Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd., which owns Aavin, to file an action plan […]
Aavin directed to submit action plan on recycling used milk sachets

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed milk major Aavin, to file an action plan to handle empty milk sachets and recycle them, as per the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulation. During an inspection by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), following a direction by the NGT, it was found that […]