Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has issued guidelines regarding consent procedures to banned “one time use and throwaway plastics” manufacturing industries to switch over to manufacture of other plastic products which are not in the scope of ban. The guidelines are as follows:
- The application for Consent under Water & Air Act submitted by the unit shall clearly specify the ‘Name of the product’ with end use.
- The unit shall apply for the same consented quantity for their proposed product to be manufactured.
- The unit shall ensure that the existing machineries shall be used for manufacturing the proposed product. Also, the unit shall ensure no change in sewage quantity and process emission. An undertaking may be obtained in this regard.
- An undertaking in a stamp paper (not less than Rs.100) shall be obtained stating that they will not manufacture banned plastics as per notification at any point of time.
- The unit shall submit a detailed proposal for waste collection system based on the EPR involving local body either individually or collectively, through their own distribution channel or through local body concerned.
- If the unit possess valid consent and applied for product change utilizing the existing machinery, direct CTO for the same validity may be considered. In such cases, additional consent fee as per latest GFA shall be collected.
- The unit shall apply for Registration in prescribed format as per Rule 13 of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended.
- The unit shall print the following in their products:
- Name of the manufacturer,
- Consent & Registration details
- Labeling and marking of thickness
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