Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR) In India
| 7 Min read What Is EPR in India? Before knowing anything about EPR in India, Are you aware that 79% of plastic waste is in landfills, water, and the environment? Humans consume that without their knowledge. According to researchers, what if things keep going this way? Plastic will outnumber fish in the oceans by 2050. As a result, […]
Recykal (PRO) – A perfect platform for EPR
| 27 Min read Abstract In the past few decades in the developed world and more recently in India, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been viewed as a promising alternative to traditional waste management policy. In most cases it is impractical and infeasible for firms to manage their own EPR operations due to which they outsource it to third […]
Draft Gazette Notification on EPR Rules October 2021
| 10 Min read The latest Draft Gazette notification on EPR rules by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) was released on 6th October 2021. The Draft has brought in new/changes in the following specific areas: The Key Takeaways from the draft framework is that the Ministry has accelerated their efforts to bring in a circular […]
EPR and Sustainability As A Revenue Catalyst
| 2 Min read Over a decade ago, when sustainability was mentioned, no one bat an eye as it wasn’t gravely needed. With massive industrialization and urbanization, the quantity of waste being generated has increased manifold. The problem of waste can no longer be ignored. To curb this issue, the Govt of India has introduced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) […]
Bringing Inclusivity through EPR in India
| 3 Min read Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been a revolution in the plastic waste management system in India. It is a well-known fact that there is value in sifting through the waste that we discard. And each act of sifting, collecting, sorting, grading, trading has an unseen and unrecognized army of waste pickers working each and every […]
Roles of Stakeholders in EPR
| 3 Min read The Role of Stakeholders in EPR is a series of blogs that will highlight the duties and benefits of each stakeholder in the ecosystem. EPR is a powerful tool that helps regulate waste management responsibilities among the stakeholders in the system. Stakeholders in EPR & Waste Ecosystem include: The Role of National Authority in EPR The National […]