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On 18th March 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate change (Moef) published the Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWM), 2016.


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Plastic EPR compliance - On 18th March 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate change (Moef) published the Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWM), 2016. According to these Rules, plastic waste generators must take steps to reduce plastic waste generation, avoid littering plastic waste, ensure segregated waste storage at the source and send over segregated trash to local bodies or organisations permitted by the local bodies. Local governments, village panchayats, waste generators, retailers and street sellers are all required to manage plastic waste under the guidelines. Several new obligations are mandated under the Rules, including Extended Producer Responsibility Authorization (EPRA) certificate. According to the PWM Rules, the Producers, importers and brand owners (PIBOs) who launch the products into the market have Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) for the management of plastic waste packaging. They must collaborate with local governments to develop a strategy for managing plastic waste generated by their products. With the help of producers and brand owners, local bodies are in charge of putting up the PWM system. Furthermore, PIBOs that operate in more than two states must register with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), while those that operate in one or two states must register with the concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)/Pollution Control Committee (PCC). To acquire registration, an EPR Action Plan for PWM must be presented. After receiving EPR authorization for Plastic, the producer, importer and brand owner (PIB) must follow the guidelines. https://www.metacorp.in/plastic-epr-compliance