{"id":305887,"date":"2024-07-29T19:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T14:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=305887"},"modified":"2024-07-29T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T14:13:55","slug":"problems-with-the-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/problems-with-the-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post problems with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system has been created, based on the article \u201cPlastic mess: More efforts must be made to curb production and promote alternatives<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 29th July 2024<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper3- ecology, and environment-pollution<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>: The article discusses India’s plastic waste issue, highlighting that only a quarter of the 4 million tonnes generated annually is recycled. Problems with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system, including fraudulent certificates and hacking, have led to an audit and system overhaul by the CPCB.<\/p>\n

For detailed information on the global plastics problem<\/strong> read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

How does the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system mandates that packagers, importers, and large industrial users of plastic packaging collect and recycle plastic waste.<\/li>\n
  2. These entities must register with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).<\/li>\n
  3. Recyclers collect and recycle plastic waste, issuing certificates for each tonne recycled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For detailed information on Plastic ban in India<\/strong> read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

    What issues have arisen with the EPR system?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. In 2022-23, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) estimated 3.7 million tonnes of recycling certificates were generated.<\/li>\n
    2. Approximately 600,000 of these certificates were fraudulent.<\/li>\n
    3. Hackers stole and sold thousands of certificates, causing significant issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      What actions has the CPCB taken in response?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      1. The CPCB commissioned an audit of nearly 800 firms, representing almost a fourth of the 2,300 2. registered recyclers.<\/li>\n
      2. This audit was aimed at identifying and addressing fraudulent activities within the EPR system.<\/li>\n
      3. The CPCB overhauled the security features of the EPR trading platform to prevent further fraud.<\/li>\n
      4. This security overhaul delayed the process of filing returns for 2023-24 by several months.<\/li>\n
      5. The CPCB aims to resolve these issues, considering them \u201cteething problems\u201d associated with implementing a large-scale electronic system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Discuss the challenges and actions taken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in response to issues within the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for plastic waste management in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Source: The post problems with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system has been created, based on the article \u201cPlastic mess: More efforts must be made to curb production and promote alternatives\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 29th July 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- ecology, and environment-pollution Context: The article discusses India’s plastic waste issue,… Continue reading Problems with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,30],"tags":[59,216,10498],"class_list":["post-305887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-environment-2","tag-environment","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}