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CII National Committee on Environment Waste Management (Amendment) industry associations, including the CII,
2022-23 Rules the rules have included the guidelines
on Extended Producer Responsibility
CESD is the secretariat of CII National In 2022, the Ministry of Environment,
(EPR) for plastic packaging and
Committee on Environment 2022-23, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
specified biodegradable plastics and
which is closely working with the issued several amendments to waste
provided a statutory framework for
Government on policy issues through management rules to improve the
their use as an alternative material.
spearheads policy advocacy by country's waste management practices,
Further, as per these guidelines,
focusing on the important and relevant including Plastic Waste Management
Producers, Importers and Brand
concerns pertaining to environmental (Amendment) Rules, 2022; Plastic Waste
Owners (PIBOs) must be registered
protection. Management (Second Amendment)
through the online centralized portal
Rules, 2022; Battery Waste Management
The Committee frequently interacts with developed by the CPCB.
Rules, 2022; E-Waste (Management)
relevant ministries, state authorities and
Rules, 2022; Hazardous and Other • CPCB has developed modules for
government institutions, as needed,
Wastes (Management and issuing and exchange of EPR credits,
given the cross-sectoral nature of issues
Transboundary Movement) Amendment annual return filing, levying of
and stakeholders involved. The CII NCE is
Rules, 2022, etc. environmental compensation, and
represented by 43 leading Indian
audits under plastic waste
Industry representatives with three
management rules, 2016. The Centre
working groups namely: Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2022 submitted the industry input while
finalizing these modules by CPCB.
Working Group on Waste Management CESD continued to support/engage with Further, the Centre along with industry
Rules (National EPR Framework) the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the members participated in the trial run
of the online registration portal for EPR
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in
Working Group on Environment & Forest and shared observations with CPCB.
notifying regulations for Plastic Waste
Clearances - EIA (Amendments) The centralized EPR portal for plastic
Management.
packaging provides provision for the
Working Group on Proposed • Plastic Waste Management registration of PIBOs/ PWPs in
Amendments to the Water, Air, EPA and (Amendment) Rules, 2022 and Plastic accordance with the notified EPR
Public Liability (PLI) Acts Waste Management (Second guidelines. The portal will help in
Amendment) Rules, 2022 notified in improving accountability, traceability
February and July 2022, respectively and transparency of fulfilment of EPR
by MoEFCC. After consultation with obligations.
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