{"id":154086,"date":"2021-12-16T23:55:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=154086"},"modified":"2021-12-16T23:55:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:25:05","slug":"draft-epr-extended-producer-responsibility-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/draft-epr-extended-producer-responsibility-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EPR(Extended Producer Responsibility)<\/strong> means the responsibility of a producer for environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In India, The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016-which is issued under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986- introduced the concept of EPR to manage plastics in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the draft policy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MoEFCC has released a draft EPR policy for management of plastic waste in India.<\/li>\n<li>The draft specifies the quantity of waste that will have to be managed by producers, importers and brand owners(PIBO&#8217;s) who generate plastic packaging waste in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Various categories of plastics covered: <\/strong>These divide the guidelines into three categories.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rigid plastics:<\/strong> These are plastic products that do not give easily when squeezed. For example, many large and bulky items like lawn chairs, buckets, toddler toys etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexible:<\/strong> It contains packaging of a single layer or multilayer, plastic sheets and covers made of plastic sheet, carry bags (including carry bags made of compostable plastics), plastic sachet or pouches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multilayer:<\/strong> It consists of products that have at least one layer of plastic and at least one layer of material other than plastic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Provisions under the new rules:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mandatory collection:<\/strong> They mandate producers of plastic packaging material to collect all of their produce by 2024. It aims to ensure that a minimum percentage of it is recycled and used in subsequent supply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EPR Certificates:<\/strong> It has also specified a system where makers and users of plastic packaging can collect Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) certificates and trade in them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disposal:<\/strong> Only a fraction of plastic that cannot be recycled such as multi-layered multi-material plastics will be eligible to be sent for end-of-life disposal such as road construction, waste to energy, and waste to oil and cement kilns.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here too, only methods prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will be permitted for their disposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Centralized website:<\/strong> Producers of plastic will have to declare to the government how much plastic they produce annually, via a centralized website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Targets for collection and recycling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Targets for Collection:<\/strong> Companies will have to collect at least 35% of the target in 2021-22, 70% by 2022-23 and 100% by 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Targets for recycling:<\/strong> In 2024, a minimum of 50% of their rigid plastic (category 1) will have to be recycled along with 30% of their category 2 and 3 plastic.\n<ul>\n<li>Each subsequent year will see progressively higher targets. After 2026-27, 80% of their category 1 and 60% of the other two categories will need to be recycled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Provisions for non-fulfillment of targets:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If entities cannot fulfill their obligations, then they will be permitted to buy certificates on a \u201ccase by case\u201d basis. They can make up for their shortfall from organizations that have used recycled content in excess of their obligation.\n<ul>\n<li>The CPCB will develop a \u201cmechanism\u201d for such exchanges on a centralized online portal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Non-compliance would not invite a traditional fine. Instead, an \u201cenvironmental compensation\u201d would be levied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The gaps and flaws in draft rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plastic waste reduction \/ minimisation is neglected in rules.<\/li>\n<li>Compostable or biodegradable plastic is not under the ambit of EPR.<\/li>\n<li>No standardised format of how an action plan is to be submitted by PIBOs. It is mandatory for PIBOs to submit an action plan, according to the draft EPR policy.<\/li>\n<li>The centralised portal developed by CPCB can only be accessed by the PIBO\u2019s, recyclers, pollution control boards.<\/li>\n<li>The informal sector\u2019s waste recycling operations are unlicensed and unregulated, though their waste management operations generate a net profit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPR(Extended Producer Responsibility) means the responsibility of a producer for environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life. In India, The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016-which is issued under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986- introduced the concept of EPR to manage plastics in India. About the draft policy: MoEFCC has released a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/draft-epr-extended-producer-responsibility-policy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Draft EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) policy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10335,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-154086","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}