The implementation of EPR in India?

Author: Zenith Sez

EPR is a registration done under CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) registration for E-Waste channelization. All manufacturers, importers, suppliers, users, bulk consumers, dealers, and e-retailers who are involved in the manufacture, distribution, transport, storage, and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment specified in Schedule 1, as well as their components, consumables, and spare parts, are subject to the EPR.

Liabilities –
  • The Manufacturer is responsible for processing and recycling E-Waste, according to the CPCB.
  • The producer may either fulfill his or her duties on his or her own or hire a PRO (Producer's Responsibility Organization) to do so. fThe PRO engaged should be CPCB-approved.
  • The producer (manufacturer/importer) must send previous import/sales data, based on which the CPCB may assign targets. If the EPR is released, further quarterly import/sale data must be submitted.
  • The producer would hold two workshops a year to raise public awareness about the risks of e-waste and how to better treat and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.
Documents required for Extended Producer Responsibility in India?
  1. IEC, GST, Pan Card & Aadhar Card Copy of Importer.
  2. Certificate of incorporation of Private Limited / Public Limited.
  3. Date of first sales (day/month/year) &Qty
  4. Products details with model number
  5. Country of origin.
  6. Required Toll-free number
  7. Required website
  8. List of products with Model No. and Quantity. ( Approx)
  9. If the Previous sale already then required
EPR Authorization:

Extended Producer Responsibility – Authorization should include a general scheme for collecting waste electrical and electronic equipment from previously sold products, such as by dealers, collection centers, Producer Responsibility Organizations, buy-back arrangements, exchange schemes, Deposit Refund Systems, and so on, whether directly or indirectly.

The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change of the Government of India issued E-Waste Management Laws. The CPCB processes and issues e-waste certificates (Central Pollution Control Board). The process begins with the preparation of a recycling and manufacturing agreement. Following that, documents must be prepared and sent to the CPCB Authority for further processing. The file will be reviewed and confirmed by the concerned officials after all of the hard copies of the records have been sent to the authority. After that, it will be approved and a certificate will be released.

What was the reasoning behind the implementation of EPR in India?

The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, and the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 are compared to India's first Extended Producer Responsibility-based regulations, the Batteries (Management and Handling) Regulations, 2001, in terms of the "extended producer obligation" concept. One of the main reasons for the failure of BMHR was the failure of recent regulations to recognize the role of the large informal sector in the collection and recycling of solid waste. To fix this problem, and EPR system has been implemented that combines informal collection with formal recycling, as well as the removal of informal recycling units.