The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued its EPR Rules according to The Environment Protection Act 1986 and the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986. These shall be known as the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules 2022.
These rules will become statutory upon their publication in the Official Gazette. Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules 2016 will have a sub rule inserted to include waste tyre management.
It should be noted that in respect of the new EPR scheme, a...
