Plastic Waste Management Rules: Compliance for Producers & Brand Owners
India's Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules place responsibility for plastic packaging on producers, importers, and brand owners through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
Who Is Covered?
Producers of plastic packaging, importers, and brand owners that introduce plastic-packaged products to the market.
Key Obligations
- Register on the CPCB EPR portal.
- Meet annual recycling and end-of-life EPR targets via certificates.
- Comply with the ban on identified single-use plastics.
- File quarterly and annual returns.
Penalties
Missing targets or registration attracts environmental compensation and business restrictions.
Statura manages plastic EPR registration and returns for producers and brand owners.