Govt’s new rules for plastic packaging: Recycle upto 50% of single-use plastic in 3 yrs
Govt’s new rules for plastic packaging: Recycle upto 50% of single-use plastic in 3 yrs
Guidelines on single-use plastic waste management sets annual recycling targets for producers, importers & brand-owners. The fines for those who fail won’t absolve them from meeting targets.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified new guidelines on single-use plastic waste management Thursday, making it mandatory for producers, importers and brand-owners to recycle up to 50 per cent of the plastic they use or produce over the next three years.
The notification sets gradually scaled up targets for plastic recycling. Not meeting the annual targets will invite fine. The fine will, however, not absolve companies from meeting their targets.
According to a ministry statement released Friday, the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) — which come into effect from 1 July this year — are important steps for reducing pollution caused due to littered plastic waste in the country.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Twitter that the guidelines will promote development of new alternatives to plastics and provide a roadmap for businesses to move towards sustainable plastic packaging.
