Extended Producers Responsibility Authorization

Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) Authorization |

Extended Producer Responsibility has been used globally for over 25 years as a tool to move towards a circular economy, to a varying degree of success.

According to Zero Waste Europe, on standard, a lesser amount of than 40% cent of the waste within the range of an EPR system is being collected. Yet recovery rates fluctuate widely, from 70 percent in Brussels to less than 10% cent in Bucharest and Zagreb.

Investigate by the European Commission and the OECD has generated recommendations and guidance as to how the EPR model might be strengthened, and so for Producer Responsibility Organizations’ (PROs), it could be a time of great change. 

EPR: the global perspective

Globally, the uptake of EPR is ahead of pace and the OECD withholds up from the EU is developing guidelines that can also work in emerging markets. One of the panelists at the ISWA special the session, Russ Martin of the worldwide Product Stewardship board, will be sharing the experience of improving EPR programmed worldwide.

Many rising market economies are beginning to implement EPR and the OECD and EU are naturally keen to share good practice and ensure that known system weakness is not replicated. Introducing EPR in the emerging economy also poses new challenges, not least of which says Quoden, are the social aspect.

Extended Producer Responsibility Policies

In India EPR deals under E-Waste (Management and handlings) policy 2011, were in the producer of electrical or electronics tools, are held accountable to manage such equipment after its “End of life”

Ø  As per environmental policy, stated creator has the responsibility, for reducing environmental force and managing the product and their waste, are extended to across the entire life cycle of the product

Ø  As per law 13 (1) (ii), (iii) & (vi) of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, Central pollution control board has been mandated to grant, renew or refuse Extended producers responsibility(EPR) -Authorization to the producer of the Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE).

Ø  The central pollution control board has made way on the implementation of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, which include specific direction for Producers and other stakeholders for extended producer responsibility (EPR) Authorization, channelization, recycling, collection, transportation, storage, environmentally sound dismantling, and refurbishment.