The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on December 26, 2023, issued a Public Notice to all the Producers, Recyclers of waste tyres and Retraders of worn-out tyres to register in the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) portal of CPCB.
This is to bring to the notice that as per the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2022, the following has been stated:
• No entity shall carry out any business without registration.
• The entities registered under the portal shall not deal with any unregistered producer or recycler.
• Any registered entity furnishes false information or wilfully conceals information for getting registration or return or report or information required to be provided or furnished under this Schedule or in case of any irregularity, the registration of such entity may be revoked by the Central Pollution Control Board for a period up to three years after giving an opportunity of being heard and in addition, environmental compensation charges may also be levied.
• Any entity is covered in more than one category under paragraph 3, then the said entity shall register under those categories separately.
• The Central Pollution Control Board may charge such registration fees from the applicants as may be specified from time to time with the approval of the steering committee.
[Notification No. 20329 /IND-IV-HW-MISC-439]
