Introduction: The Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules,2024 represent a significant stride in refining India’s approach to battery waste management. Published in the Official Gazette, these rules aim to enhance regulatory frameworks and ensure the effective implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations. Setting the Stage: The Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules redefine India’s landscape of…
CPCB’s Action on Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Ban Implementation The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has released a notice regarding the enforcement of the ban on Single-Use Plastics (SUPs), as mandated under the Plastic Waste Management Rules. The ban, effective from July 1, 2022, prohibits the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of several SUP…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate releases the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022. As per legal amendment the guidelines on extended procedure responsibility for plastic packaging have been defined. The update involves: A framework for implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility. Roles and responsibilities of Producers, Importers, Brand Owners. Roles and responsibilities of recyclers…
Guidelines on extended producer responsibility released by MoEFCC for plastic packaging in Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022. As per legal amendment: Framework for implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility has been mentioned in detail. Rroles and responsibilities of Producers, Importers, Brand Owners, Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committees, recyclers…
Industrial citing criteria modified by MoEFCC. The body has released an office memorandum on guidelines regarding siting industries that are in close proximity of a riverine ecosystem. According to the memorandum: Industries to be established at least half a kilometre from floodplain or modified floodplain affected by dam in the upstream or by flood control…
CPCB notifies prohibition of SUP. CPCB has released a notice regarding the prohibition of production, stocking, distribution, sale & use of SUP (Single-Use Plastic): Sale and use of identified single use plastic (SUP) items shall be prohibited with effect from the July 01, 2022 (1) Earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags,…
A ban on plastic water bottles has been imposed by the government of Sikkim. The Forest & Environment Department of Sikkim has issued a ban on the usage, manufacture, import & sale of plastic water bottles of capacity up to 2 liters. The solid waste generated and health hazards due to plastic water bottles are…
CPCB notifies SPCBs/PCCs to phase out SUP (Single-Use Plastic). CPCB released a set of directions under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to be executed directly by SPCBs/PCCs to phase out SUP: 1. Consents and registration to be revoked or modified as per requirement issued to producers engaged in the production of banned…
MOFCC releases a notification under the Environment Protection Rules,1986 regarding the fly as in the manufacturing of building materials and construction activity within a specified radius of 300 km from the coal & lignite-based thermal power plant. As per legal amendments: Thermal power plant shall be primarily responsible to ensure hundred percent utilisation of fly…
PESO releases circular regarding the Installation of telemetry devices on LMO vessels. As per the legal amendment, the legal provisions are: Mandatory installation of telemetry devices on Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) storage vessels installed at facilities like hospitals, premises of refillers & LMO manufacturers who have been granted LS-1A license for storage of LMO in…