EPR means the responsibility of a producer for the environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life.

Yes. MoEF&CC vide Fourth Amendment to Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016 notified EPR Guideline on February 16, 2022.

The following entities shall register on the centralized portal developed by CPCB:

• Producer (P)
• Importer (I)
• Brand Owner (BO)
• Plastic Waste Processor engaged in:
  • (a) Recycling
  • (b) Waste to Energy
  • (c) Waste to Oil
  • (d) Industrial Composting

• 🤖 AI Chatbot provided at the right side of the login and sign-up page of the portal.
• 📞 Helpline no.: 011-43102469
• ℹ️ i-button with assisting provided in specific sections
• 📄 Standard Operating Procedure uploaded on website
• 📄 Instruction sheet for filing of application uploaded on website

PIBOs which are operational in one or two states/UTs are required to register with the concerned SPCB/PCC.

PIBOs which are operational in more than two states/UTs are required to register with CPCB.

Required Documents:

• PDF copy of Company's PAN, CIN & GST (combined copies of GST invoices in all States/UTs where the PIBO is operating)
• PDF copy of Authorized person's PAN & Aadhar

Category I: Rigid plastic packaging

Category II: Flexible plastic packaging of single layer or multilayer (more than one layer with different types of plastic), plastic sheets or like and covers made of plastic sheet, carry bags, plastic sachet or pouches

Category III: Multilayered plastic packaging (at least one layer of plastic and at least one layer of material other than plastic)

Category IV: Plastic sheet or like used for packaging as well as carry bags made of compostable plastics

Pre-consumer plastic packaging waste means plastic packaging waste generated in the form of reject or discard at the stage of manufacturing of plastic packaging and plastic packaging waste generated during the packaging of product including reject, discard, before the plastic packaging reaches the end-use consumer of the product.

Post-consumer plastic packaging waste means plastic packaging waste generated by the end-use consumer after the intended use of packaging is completed and is no longer being used for its intended purpose.

EPR target is the plastic waste which is introduced in the market by the PIBO. Details given in section 7 of the EPR Guidelines may be referred to.

All producers are required to submit the consents issued to their production facilities. Brand-owners having their own production facilities are required to submit the consents.

The producer/importer may register on the said portal and their liabilities for fulfilling of EPR target to be adjusted during filling of Annual report on the portal if the concerned Brand owners are currently not registered on the centralized EPR portal.

The entity first has to register as a brand owner and provide the entire details in terms of plastic waste generation including imported plastic by the firm. After registration as brand owner the entity shall register as importer, provide details of imported plastics and the imported material sold to the said brand owner. Therefore zero liabilities has to be fulfilled by the firm as importer.

Yes. Export oriented units are exempted from fulfilling EPR obligations.

The Micro & Small category of Brandowners are exempted from fulfilling EPR obligation. Remaining all entities are required to be registered on Centralized EPR portal in line with notified EPR Guidelines.

a. Application fees for Registration of PIBOs

b. Application fees for Registration of PWP

• If entity is operating in one State/UT or more than two states/UTs: The applicant has to apply for fresh application on the portal with same login credential and repay the applications fees as per SOP.
• If entity is operating in two States/UTs: The applicant has to apply for fresh application on the portal with same login credential and repay the applications fees as per SOP. In case application is rejected by one or both State/UTs.

Yes. All the PIBOs need to apply on the Centralized EPR portal with necessary application fee.

Only entities engaged in plastic waste processing (recycling, co-processing, waste to energy, waste to oil) have to be registered as PWP.

PIBO will have to register as PIBO and as Recycler both with relevant documentation. Credits can only be issued to recyclers and transaction of credits to PIBO shall be documented.

• Different email id is required to register in each category.
• Company KYC (Company's PAN, GST & CIN) documents shall be same for each category.

Equivalent quantity of plastic shall be considered for generation of EPR Certificates. Characterization of waste may be carried out to determine the actual plastic quantity. As per report titled "Assessment & Characteristics of Plastic Waste generated in 60 cities", published by CPCB, average plastic waste generation is around 6.92% of MSW. In absence of actual characterization, this average plastic percentage shall be considered for the purpose.

As per OM dated 03-02-2023 published by MoEF&CC, "EPR target is on weight basis, while registering for EPR of multi-layered plastic packaging, in which plastic sheet or like, is a part, the complete weight of multi-layered plastic packaging will be covered under EPR".

If the third party does not have a brand name associated with them, the EPR liabilities are to be taken by the concerned Brand Owners/Producers to whom the product is being sold.

Operation means selling of plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multilayered packaging or plastic sheets or like into the Indian Market.

Raw material for Brand owner and importer is plastic packaging of products or carry bags or multilayered packaging or plastic sheets or like.

Raw material for Producer is resin/granules being used to manufacture carry bags or multilayered packaging or plastic sheets or like.

Details of plastic packaging which is imported along with the product is to be given in this section.