The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021
The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (“Rules”) aim to tackle the problem of plastic pollution created by various business activities in the country. The Rules operate on the well-known principle of polluter pays and aims to place the liability of the plastic waste on the generators of such plastic waste, […]
Overview of the Standard Operating Procedure notified by the Central Pollution Control Board under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on 23.03.2021 came out with the Standard Operating Procedure for Registration of Producers, Importers & Brand- Owners (PIBOs) under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (‘Rules’). The registration process under the rules has come under intense scrutiny due to ambiguity and lack of process […]