Introduction: Gujarat’s effective waste management system is crucial, particularly due to its leadership in India’s industrial sector. As industrial activity grows, there’s a responsibility to handle hazardous waste carefully. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has implemented significant measures under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 to ensure safe and…
Introduction: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has extended the deadline for registration on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Portal for Plastic Packaging. Originally, all Producers, Importers, and Brand-Owners (PIBOs), as well as Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs), needed to complete their registration by March 31, 2024. However, the portal’s security features are undergoing updates, prompting…
Introduction: In May 2024, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) introduced significant updates to the EPR Portal for Battery Waste Management, addressing requests from producers and recyclers. These updates aim to improve data accuracy and user management. Edit Sales Data Functionality Producers can now correct sales data submitted during registration. This feature is crucial for…
Introduction: The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change introduced the Battery Waste Management Rules 2022, emphasizing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for battery producers. These rules mandate producers to oversee the lifecycle of batteries, ensuring they recycle or refurbish them properly. EPR Credits: Battery producers are now responsible for the end-of-life management of batteries, incentivizing…
Introduction The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, target Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) rating providers to ensure transparency and reliability. These regulations represent a significant advancement for the ESG rating industry. In a related development, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issued a show cause notice under…
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…
CPCB has release notice regarding the generation & transfer of the EPR certificate on centralized EPR portal. 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 that product, contemporarily mainly applied in the field of…
The state wise list of Ewaste Recyclers India May 2023 has been updated by Central Pollution Control Board (as on 03.05.2023). You may download the list from the below link. The list of Ewaste recyclers is regularly updated by state pollution control boards. As per Environment Protection Rules, hazardous wastes shall be disposed off as…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released a Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023. In the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 10, in the subrule (5), in the provision, for the figures “2023” occurring at both places, the figures “2024” shall respectively be…
The ministry of environment, forest & climate change has released office memorandum for clarification on the applicability of EIA Notification 2006 for manufacturing of welded pipes and seamless tubes. Metallurgical industries are covered under item 3(a) of the schedule of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. Of these Industries, all non-toxic secondary metallurgical processing…