The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on April 27, 2023, issued the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
The following has been amended namely: -
• Rule 10 which states “Protocols for compostable plastic material” in sub-rule (5), in the provision, for the figures “2023” occurring at both places, the figures “2024” shall respectively be substituted.
• In Rule 11 which states “Marking or labelling” in sub-rule (1)(a)(iii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: -
“for rigid plastic packaging “
• Rule 13 which states “Registration of producer, recyclers and manufacturer” sub-rule (9) has been substituted namely: -
“(a) The registration granted under this rule shall be changed only on the request of Producers, Importers & Brand owners, under the existing Extended Producer Responsibility registration, (b) The registration granted under this rule shall be valid for a period of one year, unless revoked, suspended or cancelled and shall subsequently be granted for three years.”
[Notification No. 318(E)]
