EPR – Extended Producer’s Responsibility – was introduced in India for the first time in 2011. The government felt that they needed to address the issue of e-waste urgently. India is one of the top 5 countries in terms of e-waste generation. To combat the problem, they introduced EPR guidelines. EPR binds the producer to the […]

Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) was introduced in Plastic Waste Management Rules in 2016. Thus, terrifying the companies might lose their license if they don’t obey the rules. EPR design helps to integrate the actual environmental costs of the products throughout their lifecycle. EPR not only includes plastic waste management but any product which can harm the environment, […]

PRO, also known as Producer Responsibility Organization, is a crucial EPR principle, which puts the responsibility of environmental impacts of products on its producer. PRO recognizes two sectors Plastic and E-Waste Management. Digital PRO allows the producers to connect and transfer information through the web and other devices. PRO is financed and authorized individually and collectively […]

Introduction Economic growth and dependence on natural resources are the two major factors contributing to the deterioration of India’s environment. In addition, the country is among the most heavily populated in the world. Population pressure, rapid urbanization, immiseration, and corruption has caused severely contaminated air and water supply, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss across the […]

Introduction to Scrap Industry With the increase in population, consumption rate, and limitless consumption of resources, scrap industries are expanding rapidly by dealing with millions and millions of tons of waste every day. With an unmanaged amount of waste deposited each day due to the spectacular growth in human population, the development of rural areas, […]

India has a massive waste management problem. As a developing nation with an unfathomable population, the country’s waste management capabilities have a hard time keeping up with our waste generation rates.  The most problematic type of waste to deal with is electronic waste. It takes a long time to process and has considerable costs involved […]

EPR is an environmental policy in which the producer’s responsibility extends to the product life cycle’s post-consumer stage. EPR schemes promote total life cycle ecological improvements of product systems. EPR motivates brands to use innovations and bring changes in the initial production stage to reduce hazardous and harmful materials in the products. Read further to […]

What are plastic credits/EPR credits? The plastic credit model aims to balance the impact of plastic pollution by allowing individual companies and industries to extract plastic from the environment. This removed plastic is sold in the market. Plastic credit does not require a manufacturer to recycle its plastic waste; instead, they can purchase from the […]

What is Circular EPR? Extended Producer Responsibility helps in funding, managing, and implementing products when they turn into waste. This system enables retailers and brand owners to manage the products and meet their recycling targets. Circular EPR refers to a closed waste loop that forms a circular economic cycle to retain the market’s material value. […]

Plastic waste management in India – An Overview India will generate more than 3.6 million tonnes of plastic waste by 2022, with only 50% of the plastic waste being recycled using proper channelization methods. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and climate change has stated that only 1,419 plastic waste processing and recycling units are registered […]