Battery EPR Compliance

Submit sale / purchase data online for your Battery EPR annual compliances. Get Battery EPR recycling Credits from CPCB Registered battery waste recyclers.

Battery EP Compliances

Batteries EPR Compliance: To ensure the safe and environment-friendly processing of waste batteries in India, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has issued a notification titled “Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022”. The new rules replace the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001. Producers, traders, consumers and establishments involved in the collection, segregation, transportation, reprocessing and recycling of waste batteries are covered by these rules. If any organization is in need for Batteries EPR Certification or Batteries EPR Certification get in touch with Meta Corp now.

The regulations apply to all types of batteries, electric vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries and industrial batteries. The new rules impose a minimum percentage for the recovery of materials from spent batteries and also require the use of a certain number of recycled materials in the production of new batteries. These battery rules will undoubtedly ensure that the Indian government’s vision of promoting a circular economy is fully realised, with Batteries EPR Compliance mandatory for all stakeholders. 

The term "Extended Producer Responsibility" (EPR) refers to a battery manufacturer's responsibility for their products beyond manufacturing until environmentally sound management of their end-of-life products, as well as the channelling of waste batteries to ensure environmentally sound waste management. Implementing a take-back system or establishing collection centers or both and having agreed arrangements with registered recyclers, either individually or collectively through a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) recognised by the producer or producers in their Extended Producer Responsibility Authorization.

‘EPR-Authorization' refers to a producer's permission from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) or a State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to manage Extended Producer Responsibility with State-specific implementation plans and targets outlined in such authorization, including details of the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) and other details as applicable.

Every producer of battery/battery-containing equipment must apply for EPR Authorisation in Form 3 to State Pollution Control Board/ Pollution Control Committees in the case of selling their products in one state or to the Central Pollution Control Board in the case of selling their products in more than one state within three months of the date of commencement of Battery Waste Management Rules, 2020. (Not notified yet)

Key Highlights of The New Battery Waste Management Rules

  • Promote Entrepreneurship: The new rules promote the setting up of new industries and entrepreneurs in the domain of recovery, recycling, and refurbishment of waste batteries. 
  • Functions of Consumer: To discard the waste battery separately from the waste streams, especially from mixed, domestic waste streams to ensure the waste batteries are disposed of in an environmentally-friendly manner by giving it to an entity engaged in collection or refurbishment. 
  • Functions of Producer: They shall have obligations or extended producer responsibility for the battery that they introduce in the market to ensure the attainment of the recycling or refurbishment obligations. The producer will meet the collection and recycling and refurbishment targets as mentioned in schedule II. 
  1. The person or entity involved in the manufacturing of the battery shall have to register through the online centralized portal as a producer in Form 1(A). The Batteries EPR Compliance or certificate of registration shall be issued in form 1(B). 
  2. The waste batteries collected by the producer will be sent for recycling and shall not be sent for landfilling or incineration. 
  3. The producer will submit the extended producer responsibility plan in Form 1(C) to the central pollution control board by 30 June every year. 

Minimum use of Recycled Materials out of the Total Dry Weight of a Battery in Percentage

S. No.

Types of Battery

2027-28

2028-29

2029-30

2030-31 and onwards

1

Portable

5

10

15

20

2

Electric Vehicle

5

10

15

20

   

2024-25

2025-26

2026-27

2027-28 and onwards

3

Automotive

35

35

40

40

4

Industry

35

35

40

40

Guidelines Set by the Central Pollution Control Board

Schedule 1

Prohibition and Labeling Requirements

  • Prohibition on the metal item in the battery.
  • The battery shall not apply to button zinc silver oxide batteries with a mercury content <2% and button.
  • Medical equipment 
  • A battery that contains up to 0.002% (2000 ppm) of cadmium by weight may only be placed. 
  • Zinc-air Battery with a mercury content <2% by weight. 
  • A battery that contains up to 0.0005% (5 ppm) of mercury weight may only be placed.
  • Portable battery intended for use in.
  • Emergency and alarm systems, including emergency lighting. 

Labelling Requirements 

  • No person shall place the market on the battery or a button cell containing mercury, cadmium, or lead unless it is marked with the respective chemical symbol- Hg, cd, PB. 
  • All requisites labels and symbols shall be printed visibly, legibly, and indelibly. 
  • When the size of the battery or battery pack is such that the crossed-cut wheeled bin symbol would be smaller than 0.5cm x 0.5cm, the battery or battery pack needs. 
  • The producer shall ensure that all battery packs are appropriately marked with requisite labelling requirements as per the standard prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards. 
  • No person shall place on the market any battery or battery pack unless it is marked with crossed out wheeled bin symbol as shown in covering at least 3% of the area of the largest side of the battery. 

Schedule II

Targets for extended Producer Responsibility

  • Producer shall meet their Extended Producer Responsibility obligation through the extended producer responsibility certificate. 
  • Recycling waste of batteries means recycling battery materials such as nickel, lead, zinc-based battery, cobalt, etc. 
  • If a producer introduces a battery in the market in subsequent hears after the publication of these rules then extended producer targets shall be applicable for different types of batteries, based on the average life of the battery. 

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