As per the directive of the Central Pollution Control Board, the Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB) has asked Producer Importer and Brand Owners (PIBOs) and Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs) to register in the Centralized Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) portal for plastic packaging.
In a press note, NPCB member secretary K Hukato Chishi said that the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) had notified guidelines on EPR for plastic packaging vide fourth amendment to Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules on February 16, 2022.
PIBOs and PWPs are required to register on centralized EPR portal to fulfil their EPR liability as per the notified EPR Guidelines.
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.
The EPR Portal (https://eprplastic.cpcb.qov.in/#/plastic/home) was launched on April 05, 2022 and 36,230 PIBOs and 2351 PWPs have been registered on the Portal on date. However, it is observed that several PIBOs & PWPs are still operating their business without obtaining registration from CPCB/SPCB/PCC (as applicable) which is in violation of provisions of PWM Rules 2016 (as amended).
This notice is being issued to inform all PIBOs & PWPs to obtain registration from CPCB/SPCB/PCC (as applicable) in accordance with provisions of PWM Rules, 2016. 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.
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