Frequently Asked Questions

According to the PWM Rules, the Producers, importers and brand owners (PIBOs) which manufacture or import their plastic products/packaging in the Indian consumer market have Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) for the management of plastic waste generated by the plastic packaging of their products. 

To get a Plastic EPR Registration, the applicant is required to visit the CPCB Plastic EPR portal. After generation of login id & password, the applicant need to upload the company/ firm documents, along with the sale/purchase data / invoices of the last two financial years. After the scrutiny of doucments by the CPCB, plastic EPR Registrationis uploaded on the CPCB portal. 

The annual compliances for Plastic EPR Certificate are as following:

First step for annual compliance submission is to upload the documentary evidence / invoices for the plastic purchased / sold by any PIBO.

If any recycling credits are alloted to the PIBO, then the applicant is required to buy these plastic recycling credits from a CPCB registered Plastic Waste Processor (PWP)

After the recycling credits purchase, the applicant is required to submit Govt fee of Rs.2,500 or as per the quantity of recycling targets. 

The Producers, Importers and Brand Owners (PIBOs) are required to apply online on the CPCB Plastic EPR Portal. Whether the PIBOs operate in one or multiple States, the application for Plastic EPR Registration is to be made to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Also, the quantity of the plastics purchased or sold, along with the Sale/Purchase invoices, is to be uploaded to the CPCB Portal All the required documents are to be submitted along with the Government fee. In case, the applicant submits the SPCB CTO as producer/brand owner, then the CPCB sends this CTO to State Pollution Control Board for verification. After this, the Plastic EPR certifciate is issued. 

The documents required for Plastic EPR Registration as Importer are as follows:

1. GST Registration
2. Aadhar card + PAN card of Authorized Person
3. Pic of Products
4. IEC 
5. MSME Registration
6. State wise procurement data for last two years

The Government fee for submission of Plastic EPR Annual compliances is Rs.2500, which may go up depending on the quantity of Plastic EPR Recycling target. The annual compliances for plastic EPR are to to be submitted to the online portal of the Central Pollution Control Board.  

The Govt. fee for PIBOs for annual compliances submission is as following: 

Govt fee for annual compliance submission for PWPs is as following:

• --  To submit an annual return of their sales and buy-backs to the State Pollution Board in Form 1 by December 31st of each year at the latest.
• --  Through advertisements, publications, posters and other methods public awareness should be created. 
• --  Establishment of collection centres at various locations, either individually or jointly, to collect used batteries from consumers or dealers.
• --  Manufacturers must file annual returns in Form 1 with the concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), on or before the 30th day of June following the financial year to which the return relates.
• --  It must be ensured that used batteries are only supplied to recyclers who have been approved for this.
• --  Record the battery waste generated, handled and disposed of by the manufacturer in Form 6 and make it accessible for inspection by the concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB).
• --  Used batteries collected must be ensured in accordance with the Schedule when new batteries are sold, with the exception of those sold to original equipment manufacturers and bulk consumers (s).

Battery EPR Registration / Batteries EPR Compliance from the concerned Pollution Control Board is required by any individual or a business entity that is involved in the manufacturing, importing or assembling of the batteries. This Battery EPR Authorisation is required for those who have the manufacturing or recycling facilities & the importers of Lead acid, li-ion batteries. 

Targets for Extended Producer Responsibility Authorization (EPRA)

During the first two years-

30% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in EPR Plan

During the third and fourth years-

40% of the amount of waste generation as indicated in EPR Plan

During the fifth and Sixth years-

50% of the amount of waste generation as indicated in EPR Plan

Seventh year onwards-

70% of the amount of waste generation as indicated in EPR Plan

Targets for Lead Acid Batteries

During the first two years - 90% of the quantity

During the third and fourth years- 100% of the quantity

The Government fee for Battery EPR annual Complince is Rs.2,500 or as per the quantity of batteries in Metric Tonnes Plus if the recycling target is alotted, then this is to be purchased from a CPCB registered Battery waste recycler. If an agency is hired for the Battery EPR annual compliance submission, it may charge you Rs.5,000 to Rs.10,000 for annual compliance fillings for the Battery EPR Certificate.

Any individual or a business entity engaged in generation, collection, storage, segregation, recycling, trading, processing or disposal of plastic materials is required to obtain a Plastic Waste Management Authorization Certificate from the State Pollution Control Board, if operational in one or two Indian States or the Central Pollution Control Board, if the business is operational in more than two Indian States. 

The concerned business owner or the business entity is required to apply online or offline for this certificate. The requisite documents are submitted along with the Government fee, if any, in a prescribed format. Also, the applicant is required to state his business plan and how it helps to reduce the plastic waste or the procedure for collection and recycling of plastic waste. The concerned officer would perform the site inspection and if any query is raised, it is to be suitably handled. After the queries raised by the concerned officer are satisfactorily answered, the Authorization for Plastic Waste management is issued. 

• The applicant has to submit return to State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)/ Pollution Control Committee (PCC)
• The applicant shall follow the guidelines of Action plan of Plastic waste Management
• To ensure safe collection, storage, segregation, transportation, processing and disposal of plastic waste
• Each recycled carry bag must have a "recycled" label or logo, and must meet the Indian Standard: IS 14534: 1998, "Guidelines for Plastics Recycling," as modified from time to time
   

There is no Government fee for compliance submissions for Plastic Waste Authorization. An agency hired for this purpose may charge you Rs.5,000 to Rs.10,000 annually for the documentation work. 

Any type of waste which may cause danger to the health of the humans or of the environment due to its characteristics such as being biological, reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive, is termed as a Hazardous waste.

• Metal wastes of alloys of the Antimony, Cadmium, Lead, Tellurium.
• Used lead acid batteries and emissions during the incineration of insulated copper wire, Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters, Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes.
• The waste materials as the residues from the production and processing of petroleum coke and bitumen. Wastes arising out of the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues and adhesives.
• The wastes products from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products, from the manufacturing and formulation of wood-preserving, from the production and formulation of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnishes.

Thorium scrap, Antimony scrap, Beryllium scrap, Cadmium scrap, Lead scrap, Selenium scrap, Tellurium scrap, Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Yttrium, Zirconium, Niobium, Molybdenum, Hafnium, Tantalum.

• Every occupier authorised under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 must keep a record of hazardous and other wastes managed by him in Form 3 and prepare and submit an annual return containing the details specified in Form 4 to the State Pollution Control Board on or before the 30th day of June following the financial year to which the return relates.
• Any occupier handling hazardous or other wastes, as well as the operator of the treatment, storage and disposal facility, must ensure that hazardous and other wastes are packaged in a manner that allows for safe handling, storage and transportation, in accordance with the Central Pollution Control Board's guidelines. Form 8 must be filed when labelling.
• The occupier must provide the transporter with all pertinent information, including the hazardous nature of the wastes, on Form 9.
• The waste sender must make seven copies of the manifest in Form 10 with the colour codes listed below and all seven copies must be signed by the waste sender.

There is no Government fee for submission of annual or monthly details of the hazardous wastes but an agency hired to perform this activity may charge Rs.10,000 for the filing of compliance documents with the State Pollution Control Board.

As we all know that the business of food and related activities directly impacts the health of the citizens of any Country, all the Governments tend to keep a tight vigil on this business. To enable that, the food business and its owners are expected to maintain an optimum level of cleanliness, hygiene and food safety. To monitor this, The Indian Government has developed a set of requirements that a food business must follow. These are called as food business compliances.

• Only the food additives allowed by the provisions of the Food Safety Standards Act 2006, should be used in food processing.
• As per the provisions of the Food Safety Standards Act 2006, no food item should contain contamination or toxic substances in the food.
• Any article of food found with the insecticides or pesticides, veterinary solvent, drugs, antibiotics, and pharmacologically active substances would be unfit for consumption and discarded immediately
• The packaging and labeling of the food packet must provide accurate information and no information on the packaged food should be false or misleading