EPR PORTAL FOR PLASTICS

Abstract

EPR PORTAL FOR PLASTICS, provides framework for implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility.The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), hereinafter referred to as The Ministry , notified Plastic Waste Management(PWM) Rules , 2016 on 18 March 2016 and the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 on 8 April 2016. As plastic waste is part of solid waste, both the rules apply to manage plastic waste in the country. The rules cast Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on Producer, Importer, Brand Owner

for collection and recycling of plastic packaging waste. EPR shall be applicable to both pre- consumer and post-consumer plastic packaging waste.

This portal helps to frame action plan to satisfy the rule introduced by The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and thereby manage the plastic waste produced in the country.The ministry would be able to know whether all the plastic manufacturers are working according to the rules. EPR Portal is an extension of the Central Pollution Control Board that would help them in effective implementation and monitoring of the EPR framework at a national level.