The Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB) on March 26, 2024, notified regarding the Registration of Producers, Importers & Brand-Owners (PIBOs) and Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs) on Centralized Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Portal for Plastic Packaging.
The PIBOs are required to obtain registration from CPCB if operating in more than two States/UTs and from concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) / Pollution Control Committee (PCC) if operating in one or two States/UTs only. Also, PWPs are required to obtain registration from the concerned SPCBs/PCCs.
This notice is being issued to inform all the PIBOS & PWPs to obtain registration from CPCB/SPCB/PCC in accordance with provision of PWM Rules, 2016. The PIBOS & PWPs, who have not yet applied for registration are required to submit registration application complete in all respects on the EPR Portal by March 31, 2024. Guidance Manual and the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for registration of PIBOs/PWPs, uploaded on EPR Portal, may be referred to for the purpose.
The PIBOS & PWPs are directed to apply for registration in the Centralized EPR Portal which can be accessed through CPCB website cpcb.nic.in (go to Important Links: Registration of PIBOS and PWPs under PWM Rules)/ EPR Portal (https://eprplastic.cpcb.gov.in/#/plastic/home)
[Notification No. NPCB/Plastic-31 200-203]
