On September 11, 2023, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released a notification concerning Producers and Recyclers under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. Recyclers must generate an EPR Certificate via the EPR Portal. • CPCB has implemented a temporary process for creating EPR End Product credits (Certificates) by Recyclers and transferring these credits to Producers to fulfill the…
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) extended the deadline for submitting comments/suggestions on the draft report titled “Classification of Industrial Sectors into Red, Orange, Green, and White Categories: A Tool for Progressive Environmental Management” from August 31, 2023, to September 30, 2023. In 1989, the Ministry of Environment and Forest introduced industry classification as red,…
Monitoring and enforcement mechanism for the Standard Operating Procedure infrastructure like roads, pipelines, and water bodies through projects like dredging and de-silting for upkeep, disaster management, and functionality. The Ministry emphasizes the need to enforce the mentioned SOP/environmental safeguards thoroughly in the field. project proponent should inform the concerned SPCB at least fortnight before start…
On August 18, 2023, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released the Guidelines for the Management of Pyro-metallurgical Slags specifically tailored to Copper Smelters. “hazardous waste” means any waste which by reason of characteristics such as physical, chemical, biological, reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive, causes danger or is likely to cause danger to health…
A guideline document has been published by CPCB titled Guidelines for stone crushing units. Key points of guidelines are below. The stone crushing units are categorized into small, medium and large-scale units based on capacity. Small – 25 TPH Medium – 25 to 100 TPH Large – above 100 TPH It is now compulsory for…
Central Pollution Control Board has released a draft notification and seeking comments on classification of industries into red, orange, green & white categories. Uttarakhand introduced the concept of classification of industries as red, orange and green. The purpose of this classification was to facilitate decisions related to location of these industries. Subsequently, the application of…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released the E-Waste (Management) Second Amendment, 2023. These amended rules state that. (1). In the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 5, after clause (3), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: – “ ensure secure, accountable and sustainable…
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued show cause notice under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for non-compliance of Plastic Waste Management Rules,2016. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a strategy to add all of the estimated environmental costs associated with a product throughout the product life cycle to the market price of…
Central Pollution Control Board has released a notification regarding the release of imported consignments of procedure of 106 EEEs items. In past notification authority has requested for releases of imported consignments of Producers as defined in the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 after taking an undertaking and also on the submission of acknowledgment from the CPCB’s…
Central Pollution control board has released a notice regarding the implementation of ban on SUPs (single used plastics). As per the Plastic Waste Management Rules, “The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of following single-use plastic (SUP), including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibited with effect from the 1st July, 2022: earbuds…