EPR for Battery in India: A Step in the Right Direction

The government of India recently notified the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. These rules mandate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for battery manufacturers and importers in India. This means that battery manufacturers and importers will be responsible for the collection and recycling of waste batteries.

EPR is an important environmental protection strategy that helps to ensure that waste batteries are disposed of in an environmentally sound manner. Waste batteries contain hazardous materials that can pollute the environment if they are not disposed of properly. EPR helps to ensure that these hazardous materials are recycled or properly disposed of, preventing them from entering the environment.

The Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 set specific targets for the collection and recycling of waste batteries. These targets will help to ensure that a significant portion of waste batteries are recycled, reducing the environmental impact of battery waste.

I believe that the EPR provisions in the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 are a step in the right direction. These provisions will help to protect the environment and ensure that waste batteries are recycled in an environmentally sound manner.

Call to action:

If you are a battery manufacturer or importer in India, I encourage you to learn more about the EPR provisions in the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. You can find more information on the Central Pollution Control Board website.

Link: https://www.eprbatterycpcb.in/login

I hope this helps!