The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on October 30, 2023, issued the Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In rule 2, which states “Application” after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule has been inserted, namely:
“(3) Sub-rule (1) of rule 9 shall not apply to the export-oriented units or units in special economic zones, notified by the Central Government under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), and to other units manufacturing plastic packaging or on plastic packaging used for packaging products for export against an order for export:
Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply to pre-consumer plastic packaging waste generated by such units”
• In rule 4, which states “Conditions” in sub-rule (1), for the words “multi-layered packaging”, the words “plastic packaging” has been substituted.
• In rule 5, which states “Plastic waste management” in sub-rule (1), for the words “urban local bodies” the words “local bodies” have been substituted.
This notification will come into force from October 30, 2023.
For further information, kindly refer to the document attached.
[Notification No G.S.R. 807(E)]
