{
  "id": 19661079,
  "title": "Watch: Tamil Nadu’s liquor bottle buyback scheme explained | Focus Tamil Nadu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/watch-tamil-nadus-liquor-bottle-buyback-scheme-explained-focus-tamil",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T14:27:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/videos/shows/watch-tamil-nadus-liquor-bottle-buyback-scheme-explained-focus-tamil-nadu/article71694394.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "What began as an effort to protect elephants in the Nilgiris has evolved into a statewide environmental initiative. Tamil Nadu’s ₹10 liquor bottle buyback scheme encourages consumers to return empty bottles to TASMAC outlets. We look at how the scheme works, its QR-code-based rollout, the challenges in implementation and its potential to tackle glass waste.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}