The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, (MoEF&CC) on February 13, 2023, issued a press release regarding the Guidelines on extended producer responsibility for plastic packaging (EPR). These Guidelines stipulate mandatory targets on EPR, recycling of plastic packaging waste, reuse of rigid plastic packaging, and use of recycled plastic content.
The centralized EPR portal for plastic packaging has a separate module for the sale and purchase of surplus EPR certificates. The total number of registered producers, importers, and brand owners on the centralized EPR portal for plastic packaging is 5000 with an EPR target of 22.37 Lakh TPA.
