EPR Portal for Plastic Packaging
May 17, 2025

What’s New on CPCB’s EPR Plastic Packaging Portal

Stay Compliant in 2025: What’s New on CPCB’s EPR Plastic Packaging Portal Quick Refresher: Why the Portal Matters India’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime for plastic packaging—anchored in the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules 2016 and overhauled by the 2022 amendment—requires every entity that puts plastic on the market to register on the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) online portal. Without an active EPR certificate, companies cannot legally manufacture, import, sell, or distribute plastic‑ packaged goods in India. The Classic PIBO

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May 6, 2025

The Truth Behind India’s EPR Credit System

♻️ Recycled Lies? The Truth Behind India’s EPR Credit System Over the past few years, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has emerged as a critical policy instrument in India’s strategy to tackle plastic waste management. Its intention is noble: shift the responsibility of managing plastic waste from the public sector to those who produce it—producers, importers, and brand owners (PIBOs). However, despite a well-defined framework laid out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India’s EPR credit system is

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