Dear Editor,
Instead of asking manufacturers to come up with a refundable deposit scheme, the government must think in terms of charging e-tax and reimbursing consumers when they return goods through a third party that is well-equipped to handle such waste. The government must also come up with provisions to collect environmental tax from manufacturers who generate non-biodegradable waste like plastic. Consumers who return such waste to collection points must be paid an incentive.
Kumaran Appuchami,
Kishtwar