Lok Sabha Question No. 1866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Directions for Extended Producers Responsibility
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1866

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 14.03.2022

## Directions for Extended Producers Responsibility

## 1866.   SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN: SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued directions to the States regarding the Registration of plastic brand owners/producers for fulfilment of extended producers responsibility (EPR) as per Plastic Waste Management Rules;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard along with the details of non-compliant producers/brand owners, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has the year-wise data of plastic waste in the country since 2010 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details  of  plans  that  the  Government  has  taken  so  far  to  reduce  the  threat  from plastic waste crisis;
- (e) the  Government's  plan  to  restrict/minimizing  the  use  of  plastic  to  promote  other alternatives; and
- (f) the details of the measures taken towards creating awareness and public participation for clean environment?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b): The Central Pollution Control Board had issued directions under Section 5 of the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986,  on  6 th October,  2020,  to  State  Pollution  Control Boards / Pollution Control Committees(SPCBs/PCCs) regarding registration of plastic brand owners/producers  and  fulfillment  of  extended  producer  responsibility  as  per  provisions  of Plastic  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016.    The  SPCBs/PCCs  were  directed  to  identify  the brand  owners/producers  operating  without  registration  under  Plastic  Waste  Management Rules, 2016 in area under their jurisdiction. A list of 78 brand owners / producers who had applied for registration to CPCB but had not responded to queries raised by CPCB for long time  were  deemed  to  be  non-compliant  under  the  said  directions.  The  state-wise  list  is  at Annexure I.

- (c) The  plastic  waste  generated  in  the  country  as  per  CPCB  Annual  Reportsis  given below:
- (d): The Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWMR), 2016, provides the statutory framework for plastic waste management in an environmentally sound manner throughout the country. Considering the adverse effect of littered single use plastic items on terrestrial, aquatic and marine  ecosystems,  the  Ministry  has  notified  the  Plastic  Waste  Management  Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12th August 2021, prohibiting identified single use plastic items, which have low  utility  and  high  littering  potential,  from  1 st July  2022.The  Ministry  of  Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  also  notified  the  Guidelines  on  the  Extended  Producer Responsibility  for  plastic  packaging  vide  Plastic  Waste  Management  Amendment  Rules, 2022, on 16 th February, 2022.

|   S. No. | Year    | Plastic Waste Generated (TPA)   |
|----------|---------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | 2012-13 | 1,508,597                       |
|        2 | 2013-14 | 1,829,059                       |
|        3 | 2014-15 | 788,999                         |
|        4 | 2015-16 | 1,589,418                       |
|        5 | 2016-17 | 1,568,714                       |
|        6 | 2017-18 | 660,787                         |
|        7 | 2018-19 | 3,360,043                       |
|        8 | 2019-20 | 3,469,780                       |

Further,  the  States/UTs  have  been  requested  to  constitute  a  Special  Task  Force  under Chairpersonship of Chief Secretary/Administrator for elimination of single use plastics and effective  implementation  of  PWMR,  2016.  Thirty  two  States/UTs  have  constituted  the Special  Task  Force  till  date.  A  National  Level  Taskforce  has  also  been  constituted  by  the Ministry in this regard. The State /UT Governments and concerned Central Ministries/Departments have also been requested to develop a comprehensive action plan and implement it in a time bound manner. The Government of India provides additional central assistance to the States/UTs under the Swachh Bharat Mission for solid waste management including plastic waste management. Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 has specific focus on elimination of single use plastics.

- (e) & (f): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has taken steps to encourage transition  from  single  use  plastic  items  to  alternate  materials.    NITI  Aayog  has  already constituted a Committee to find out/develop an alternative product to plastic.

The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change,  organized  a  series  of awareness programme to avoid the use of single-use plastics across the country, as part of Iconic Week celebrations from 4th to 10th October, 2021,under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. A separate Awareness Campaign on Single Use Plastic was also organized in 2021. In order to spread awareness amongst  school students in the countrya pan India essay writing competition was also organized. The Ministry organized India Plastic Challenge - Hackathon 2021, to encourage innovation in development of alternatives to identified single use plastic items and digital solutions to plastic waste management.

## Application for Registration with CPCB Currently Pending with applicants

## (As per Enclosure to Directions issued under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, by CPCB on 6th October 2021)

|   S.No | Name of Applicants                                     | State/UT       |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|      1 | M/S Panasonic India Pvt Limited                        | Haryana        |
|      2 | M/S Mahesh Edible Oil Industries Ltd.                  | New Delhi      |
|      3 | M/S Coromandel International Ltd.                      | Andhra Pradesh |
|      4 | M/SIndo Nissin Foods Pvt Ltd.                          | Karnataka      |
|      5 | M/S Aculife Healthcare Private Limited                 | Gujarat        |
|      6 | M/SDaikin Air conditioning India Pvt. Ltd.             | Delhi          |
|      7 | M/S Devyani Food Industries Limited                    | Delhi          |
|      8 | M/S Srinivasa Farms Pvt. Ltd                           | Telangana      |
|      9 | M/S N. Ranga Rao& Sons Pvt. Ltd.                       | Karnataka      |
|     10 | M/S Seco Tools India Pvt Ltd                           | Maharashtra    |
|     11 | M/S Vijay Solvex Ltd.                                  | Rajasthan      |
|     12 | M/S DEEPAK VEGPRO Pvt. Ltd.                            | Rajasthan      |
|     13 | M/S Herbalife Nutrition International Pvt. Ltd .       | Karnataka      |
|     14 | M/S M.C.Traders                                        | Punjab         |
|     15 | M/S CreamlineDiary Products Ltd.                       | Telanagana     |
|     16 | M/S ADMAgro Industries Latur& Vizag Pvt Ltd            | Haryana        |
|     17 | M/S ADMAgro Industries India Pvt. Ltd.                 | Maharashtra    |
|     18 | M/S Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Ltd. (SAVWIPL) | Maharashtra    |
|     19 | M/S Dream Bake Private Limited                         | West Bengal    |
|     20 | M/S Microsoft Corporation (India) pvt ltd              | Delhi          |
|     21 | M/S Liberty Oil Mills Ltd.                             | Maharashtra    |
|     22 | M/S Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd.                         | Maharashtra    |
|     23 | M/S BaidyanathAyurvedbhawanpvt ltd                     | West Bengal    |
|     24 | M/S Three-N-Products Pvt.Ltd                           | Delhi          |
|     25 | M/S NatcoPharma ltd.                                   | Telangana      |
|     26 | M/S Tong Garden Food Marketing (India) Pvt. Ltd.       | Gujarat        |
|     27 | M/S Future Consumer Limited                            | Maharashtra    |
|     28 | M/S Mahindra Summit Agriscience ltd                    | Maharashtra    |
|     29 | M/S Milkfood Ltd.                                      | Punjab         |
|     30 | M/S Vicco laboratories                                 | Maharashtra    |
|     31 | M/S uniqloindiapvt ltd                                 | Delhi          |
|     32 | M/S CP Milk and Food Products Pvt Ltd                  | Lucknow        |
|     33 | M/S TechNova Imaging Systems Pvt. Ltd.                 | Mumbai         |
|     34 | M/S Globus Industries And Services Limited             | Punjab         |
|     35 | M/S Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited             | Ahmedabad      |
|     36 | M/S DharampalPremchand Limited                         | Delhi          |
|     37 | M/S Ghodawat Foods International Pvt. Ltd.             | Maharashtra    |
|     38 | M/S Godrej Tyson Foods Ltd                             | Maharashtra    |
|     39 | M/S Provimi Animal Nutrition India Pvt Ltd             | Karnataka      |
|     40 | M/S V.V.V &Sons Edible Oils Ltd                        | Tamil Nadu     |

|   41 | M/S Piramal Enterprises Ltd.                         | Maharashtra    |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|   42 | M/S Laxmi Snacks Pvt. Ltd.                           | Gujarat        |
|   43 | M/S Haier Appliances (India) Pvt. Ltd.               | Delhi          |
|   44 | M/S Avery Dennison India Private Limited             | Delhi          |
|   45 | M/S Colgate Palmolive Pvt. Ltd.                      | Haryana        |
|   46 | M/S Fashion Suiting Pvt Ltd.                         | Rajasthan      |
|   47 | M/S B.N.Agritech ltd.                                | Delhi          |
|   48 | M/S Dlecta Foods Pvt. Ltd.                           | Maharashtra    |
|   49 | M/S Moon Beverages Pvt. Ltd.                         | Delhi          |
|   50 | M/S Aakash Global Foods Pvt. Ltd.                    | Madhya Pradesh |
|   51 | M/S Philips India ltd.                               | West Bengal    |
|   52 | M/S Soothe Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.                      | Delhi          |
|   53 | M/S Saurashtra Cement Ltd.                           | Gujarat        |
|   54 | M/S Gujarat Sidhee Cement Limited                    | Gujarat        |
|   55 | M/S Haldiram Ethnic Food's Pvt. Ltd                  | Delhi          |
|   56 | M/S Agra Oil &General Industries Ltd.                | Uttar Pradesh  |
|   57 | M/S field fresh foods pvt ltd                        | Haryana        |
|   58 | M/S Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.                 | Karnataka      |
|   59 | M/S Bharat Foods Co-operative Limited                | Gujarat        |
|   60 | M/S Hetero Drugs Pvt. Ltd.                           | Telangana      |
|   61 | M/S SUPER MARKET GROCERY PVT LTD                     | Karnataka      |
|   62 | M/S Modi Distillery                                  | Delhi          |
|   63 | M/S Itone (India) Pvt. Ltd.                          | Maharashtra    |
|   64 | M/S DS Drinks And Beverages Pvt. Ltd.                | Delhi          |
|   65 | M/S Wrigley India Pvt Itd.                           | Delhi          |
|   66 | M/S Rakesh Eatables And General Products Private Ltd | Bihar          |
|   67 | M/S Zuari Cement ltd.                                | Andhra Pradesh |
|   68 | M/S dinshaw's dairy foods ltd                        | Maharashtra    |
|   69 | M/S GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd              | Maharashtra    |
|   70 | M/S MSN Laboratories Private Limited                 | Telangana      |
|   71 | M/S Saj Food Products Pvt Ltd                        | West Bengal    |
|   72 | M/S Waghmare Food Products Pvt. Ltd.                 | Maharashtra    |
|   73 | M/S Shalimar Nutrients Private Limited               | West Bengal    |
|   74 | M/S Ozone Procon Private Limited                     | Gujarat        |
|   75 | M/S RayBan Sun Optics India Private Limited          | Rajasthan      |
|   76 | M/S Cloudtail India Private Limited                  | Delhi          |
|   77 | M/S Kellogg India Private Limited                    | Maharashtra    |
|   78 | M/S Mars International Private Limited               | Delhi          |

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