1. What is EPR Registration?
“Extended Producer’s Responsibility (EPR)” means the responsibility of a
producer for the environmentally sound management of the product
until the end of its life.
2. Who is Producer and Importer as per the rules?
a) “Producer” means persons engaged in manufacture of packaging made from
glass, metal and paper and sanitary products.
b) “Importer” ―means a person who imports for commercial use, any packaging
made from glass, metal and paper and sanitary products.
3. These rules apply to whom?
These rules shall apply to:
a. Producer (P) who introduces any packaging made from glass, metal and
paper including paper board as well as sanitary products in the market.
b. Importer (I) who introduces any packaging made from glass, metal,
paper including paper board as well as sanitary products in the market.
c. Brand Owners (BOs) who introduce any packaging made from glass,
metal and paper including paper board as well as sanitary products in
the market.
d. Waste processor of packaging made of paper including paper board or
glass or metal and sanitary waste.
4. Who is covered under EPR?
The below mentioned following will be covered under EPR:
(i) Packaging made of paper
(ii) Packaging made of glass
(iii) Metal packaging, excluding non-ferrous metal based packaging covered
under Hazardous Waste and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2016.
(iv) Sanitary products
(2) Packaging waste comprising of plastic shall be governed and managed as
per Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended from time to time.
(3) The EPR on packaging made of paper, glass and metal covers the following
elements:
a) Recycling
b) Use of recycled content
c) End of life disposal
5. Who is eligible for EPR registration?
The following entities shall register on the centralized online portal of EPR:
a) Producer (P) of packaging made of paper or glass or metal or sanitary
products;
b) Importer (I) of packaging made of paper or glass or metal or sanitary
products;
c) Brand owner (BO) of packaging made of paper or glass or metal or sanitary
products;
d) Waste Processor of packaging made of paper or glass or metal and sanitary
waste.
(2) Registration of PIBOs (operating in one or two states) and waste processors shall
be done by SPCB/PCC through the centralized EPR portal.
(3) Registration of PIBOs (operating in more than two states) shall be done by CPCB
through the centralized EPR portal.
(4) PIBOs starting their business in a particular year resulting in introduction of
packaging in the market shall have EPR target obligations from the succeeding
financial year.
(5) The entities covered under sub-rule (1) shall not carry out any business related to
packaging made of paper or glass or metal, without obtaining registration through
on-line centralized portal developed by CPCB.
6. What is the role of PIBO’s?
Role of PIBOs.- The PIBOs shall have to register through the online centralized
portal. The certificate of registration shall be issued using the portal.
(2) PIBOs shall provide information on the EPR target, packaging material
wise, sanitary product wise where applicable, through the online centralized
portal, along with application for registration. The standard operating
procedure for registration as well as for providing information on the EPR
target, packaging material wise, sanitary product wise where applicable shall
be developed by CPCB as per these Guidelines.
(3) The EPR obligation towards sanitary products shall be fulfilled by
producers, importers and brand owners by procuring EPR certificates
generated from registered incinerators set up by local authorities or agency
authorized by the local authority or common biomedical waste treatment
facility, based upon mutually agreed terms.
(4) Brand owners covered under Clauses 4 (iii) shall provide details of
packaging purchased from Producer and/or Importer covered under Clause 4
(i) and 4 (ii) separately. The quantities attributed to each Producer and
Importer covered under Clause 4 (i) and 4 (ii) obligated upon Brand Owner
shall be deducted from the obligation of Producer and Importer. The record of
such purchase including packaging material quantity purchased, shall be
maintained separately by Brand Owner.
(5) The Producer and Importer covered under Clauses 4 (i) and 4 (ii) will
maintain the record of the quantity of packaging material made available to
Brand Owner covered under Clause 4 (iii). The record of such sale including
packaging material quantity sold, will be maintained separately by Producer
and Importer. In case such records are not maintained, they will have to fulfil
the complete EPR obligation. The online platform shall cross-check the
declaration of transactions among PIBOs.
(6) In order to develop separate waste streams for collection of packaging
product waste as well as sanitary waste for directly fulfilling EPR obligations,
the PIBOs may operate schemes such as deposit refund system or buy back or
any other model. This will prevent mixing of packaging waste with other solid
waste being generated.
(7) The PIBOs shall file annual returns on the packaging product waste and
sanitary waste collected and processed towards fulfilling obligations under
EPR with the concerned CPCB/SPCB/PCC as per pro forma prescribed by CPCB
by the 30th June of the next financial year.