Diligence Certifications help businesses go a long way in environmental compliance matters through their management of plastic waste compliance. It rallies your commitment to reducing environmental impacts, increasing your recycling, driving circular economies and, hence, building credibility with consumers as citizens of a wider world contending against plastic pollution with angels and regulators.
Plastic pollution is an environmental problem that is growing at a global scale, and promoters and laws are designing some regulations and intended to set standards for waste management. Waste compliance through plastic involves that an organization is accepted by standards for managing and disposing of plastics. Such conditions would contain plastic minimization consumption, recycling, and safe disposal. With the aid of certification, firms bolster their market image through their commitment to responsible environmental practice, maintaining applicable compliance with law and consumer expectations.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) practices that today, whereby the EPR clearly states that the manufacturer has full responsibility for the complete lifecycle of his plastic products till they get to waste management when they are consumed by the end-user. Certification compliance would assure that a producer operates within the parameters of EPR settings involving recycling initiatives, achieving targets, and better waste management.
Plastic Waste Compliance is vital to the proper management of plastics while also mitigating their impact on the environment. Assigning responsibilities for the post-consumption management of plastic packaging of producers, importers, and brand owners is furthering the entire authorization system in collecting, recycling, and disposal of plastic waste so that pollution is reduced, resource conservation is achieved, and a circular economy is nurtured. Ultimately, this would create an environment for reducing the adverse impacts of plastic on ecosystems, human health, and generations to come by creating accountability among various stakeholders for their plastic footprint.
Plastic products are included in the modern-day life of people, but the reach of this use has thrown the whole earth into a serious mess. In India alone, it generates an estimated 5.6 million tons of plastic waste per year. Though recycling can be seen as a technique of plastic waste management, the most sustainable solution is reducing and disposing of the material in a responsible way.
The growing challenges have seen the Government of India introduce the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework under the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules of 2016. EPR holds the responsibility of managing plastic waste to the Producers, Importers, and Brand Owners (PIBOs). These will be responsible for the collection, recycling, reusing, or safe disposal of plastic packaging waste from the products they put in the market.
Banned single-use plastic item in india
In India, effective July 1, 2022, the manufacture, import, stocking, sale, distribution, and use of a few specified single-use plastic (SUP) items have been banned under the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
February 16, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change published an amendment of the PWM Rules in which PIBOs and Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs) are liable to perform their responsibilities under the provisions of Schedule II of the amended rules.
EPR Registration Process
Now, under these guidelines:
PIBOs need to register on the Centralized Online EPR Portal developed by the CPCB.
PIBOs operating for one or two states/UTs need to register with the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or Pollution Control Committee (PCC) accordingly.
In case PIBOs operate in more than two states/UTs, they need to register with CPCB.
For compliance with the EPR target, the two-fold actions that the PIBOs need to take will include:
Engaging authorized Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs).
Ensuring the waste management is done according to the EPR Action Plan.
PWPs will issue certificates based on the amount of plastic waste processed. PIBOs can use these certificates to demonstrate compliance with the target.
Failure to comply may result in the imposition of environmental compensation and those prescribed by law or through any regulatory measures.
According to the Plastic Waste Management Rules, the EPR framework categorizes plastic packaging into four heads. The following distinct categories reiterate the responsibilities of Producers, Importers, and Brand Owners (PIBOs) under plastic waste management:
Category I: Rigid Plastic Packaging
This includes any type of rigid or hard plastic packaging that retains its shape and presents a very limited scope of deformation.
Category II: Flexible Plastic Packaging
This would include:
Flexible plastic packaging that is single- or multi-layered (with different types of plastic layers)
Plastic sheet or sheet-like materials
Plastic covers, carry bags, sachets, and pouches
Category III: Multi-Layered Plastic Packaging
Packaging materials composed of:
At least one layer of plastic and
At least one layer of a material other than plastic (including aluminum, paper, etc.).
Category IV: Compostable Plastic and Plastic Sheets
Including:
Plastic sheets or sheet-like packaging materials
Certified compostable plastic carry bags
| Earbuds with plastic sticks | forks |
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Plastic sticks for balloons |
spoons |
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Plastic flags |
straws |
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Candy sticks |
trays |
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Ice cream sticks |
wrapping/packing films around sweet boxes |
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polystyrene( Themocol ) for decoration |
Invitation card |
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plates |
Cigarette packets |
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cups |
Invitation cards |
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Glasses |
plastic /PVR banners less than 100 microns and stirrers |
The original registration is for one year, while the renewed registration is for three years.
PIBOs will be able to submit applications for renewal with all required documents four months before the expiry date of registration.
The registration granted to PIBOs under EPR Plastic Waste can be cancelled or suspended at any time if false documents are discovered.
Plastic Waste Compliance could be complicated and hopelessly time-consuming. However, through its highly specialized stream, Diligence Certifications has given a very smooth coherence to the whole process due to its rich industry experience, extensive knowledge of the industry, and commitment to excellence. That is why we are your best bet here:
Expertise & Experience: The benefit of our long experience in EPR registration and plastic waste compliance can be relied upon. We will give accurate advice and dependable support to give you a fast and smooth certification process.
Comprehensive Support: True to our name, we take care of anything and everything-from preparation of documents preparing for submission and clearances. Thus, with our team onboard, full compliance is enhanced at every step of the process.
Client Servicing: We know every project is unique so we customize our solutions according to your needs and ensure a smooth and efficient experience.
Response and Quick Turnaround Times: This is due to our strong network with the CPCB and other regulatory authorities, allowing us to fast track approvals and minimum processing time.
Quality Assurance: Your application is put through practical scrutiny to make sure it meets all the criteria and legal requirements, thus minimizing the chances of rejection, penalties, and compliance concerns.
Affordable: Enjoy the massive saved cost with total transparency on pricing-no hidden fees whatsoever. Our service aids your compliance to the max even with your limited expenditures.
Diligence Certifications prepares your company for the future-ready, compliant, and sustainable world.
The registration under the EPR (extended producer responsibility) relates to plastic packaging and was established under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (amended in 2022), which makes it mandatory for the Producers, Importers, and Brand Owners (PIBOs) to substantiate the evidence to the effect that they collected, recycled, and disposed of plastic waste in an environmentally sound manner.
It is an absolute Yes! EPR Registration for the Plastic Waste is compulsory as per the guidelines of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for: The manufacturers producing plastic packaging material, Importers that import dump products with plastic packagings into India. Brand Owners using plastic packaging for their products. Processors and recyclers of plastic waste.
Step 1: Your first step is to Get Regulated at the CPCB EPR Portal. Those steps will appoint the concerned departments for the completion of the process.
Step 2: Collect, prepare, and present the information in the prescribed forms, such as company particulars, GST, product particulars, and other documentation requirements.
Step 3: Design a comprehensive Plastic Waste Management Plan.
Step 4: Await approval. An EPR certificate is granted once the review has been successfully passed.
Categories of plastic packaging under EPR regulations:
1: Rigid plastic packaging
2: Flexible plastic packaging (single and multilayer)
3: Multilayer plastic packaging composed of other materials
4: Compostable plastic packaging.
EPR certificates are valid for five years and should be renewed after that, in compliance with CPCB regulations."
Diligence Certifications ensure 100% compliance with all the guidelines of the CPCB so that none of this happens.
The Diligence Certifications was created with the primary objective of providing compliance services in India and globally, by assisting in the implementation of business to ensure compliance requirements – all requirements in one place.
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