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• Ban on Single Use Plastics: MoEFCC E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 obligation of Extended Producer
vide 2nd Amendment to PWM rules Responsibility for the Battery that they
MoEFCC published the E-Waste
has defined Single Use Plastic (SUP) introduce in the market to ensure the
(Management) Rules, 2022 in November
Items. The identified SUP have banned attainment of the recycling or
2022, wherein the Centre submitted
from 1st July 2022. CPCB has prepared refurbishing obligations. The recovery
elaborated inputs to the draft E-Waste
a Comprehensive Action Plan for targets are set out for each industrial
(Management) Rules. The rules shall
elimination of SUP as per timelines battery. Non-fulfilment/
come into force from the 1st day of April
specified in the notification. non-compliance with EPR attracts
2023. These rules will be applicable to environmental compensation as well.
• The government has launched the every manufacturer, producer,
following portals to smoothly refurbisher, dismantler and recycler
implement the plastic waste involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, Hazardous and Other Wastes
management rules: purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, (Management and Transboundary
recycling and processing of e-waste or Movement) Amendment Rules, 2022
National Dashboard on the elimination electrical and electronic equipment
of single-use plastic and plastic waste including their components, MoEFCC has introduced a new
management. consumables, parts and spares which amendment called the Hazardous and
make the product operational. Extended Other Wastes (Management and
producer responsibility applicable to
Centralized Extended Producers Transboundary Movement) Amendment
electrical or electronic equipment
Responsibility Portal for plastic Rules, 2022 for ‘Extended Producer
producers for meeting recycling targets.
packaging. Responsibility (EPR) for Waste Tyre’
which came into effect in July 2022.
Wherein provisions relating to the
Mobile App for single-use plastics
grievance redressal. Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 utilization and management of waste
tyres by producers, recyclers, and
MoEFCC has notified the Battery Waste retreaders have been included in
Monitoring module for single-use Management Rules, 2022 in August 2022 schedule IX. The EPR responsibility is
plastics. after considering the objectives and imposed on producers of tyres to ensure
suggestions from all the stakeholders environmental and sound management
including the Centre. These rules are of waste tyres so as to protect the health
applicable to all types of batteries and environment against any adverse
irrespective of their shape, volume, effects which may result from such
chemistry, usage, and material waste tyres.
composition. Producers shall have the
68 Commitment Towards a Sustainable Future
