TASMAC to collect empty liquor bottles from January 6

The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC), Chennai, will implement a scheme to collect empty liquor bottles from North, South, and Central districts starting January 6, 2026.

To discourage customers from throwing empty liquor bottles in public places after consumption, TASMAC has introduced a return scheme, under which empty bottles will be collected at liquor retail shops themselves.

Under this scheme, an additional ₹10 will be collected per liquor bottle at the time of purchase. After consumption, customers can return the empty bottle to the same TASMAC retail shop, and receive a refund of the ₹10 paid earlier, said a press release.

The objective of this scheme is to prevent environmental pollution caused by the disposal of empty liquor bottles in public places.