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Regulatory changes

in Battery Waste

Disposal

ey amendments to the Battery Waste Management Rules
of 2022 announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change include the new definition of “battery”
Kbut without its components. However, the Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR) for batteries used for own use now
falls within the scope of the regulation. Producers are obliged to
submit annual reports on the batteries produced in the previous
fiscal year and registrations do not expire until they are cancelled
or withdrawn by the producer. The mandatory targets for the
collection, recycling or reprocessing of waste batteries for electric
vehicles, including e-rickshaws, of categories L5, L5-M, L5-N
and e-carts have been replaced. Manufacturers must ensure that
each battery or battery pack is provided with an EPR registration
number by March 31, 2025 at the latest.
Producers, distributors, end users and organizations involved
in the collection, classification, transport, treatment and recycling
of waste batteries are required to comply with these regulations,
which apply to all types of batteries, regardless of their chemical
nature, shape, size, weight, composition of materials and
intended use. This includes batteries for electric cars, household
appliances, automotive batteries and those used in industry.

Plastic Waste Management Roadmap

roadmap produced as that will extend the use of plastic
part of an Australia- materials. It will also drive new
India Comprehensive industries and jobs in a zero plastic
A Strategic Partnership waste economy.
will support the Government of The roadmap also lays out
India and industry associations in strategies to support a circular
responding to the requirements economy in consultation with
of the United Nations Global industry, government and
Plastics Treaty expected to be community. They include
implemented in 2024. circular design and production,
India generates 26,000 tonnes investment in infrastructure,
of plastic waste every day and a improved recycling capability,
large fraction goes to landfill or consistent compliance to
leaks into the environment. The waste management practices,
roadmap initiatives could increase commercially viable technologies,
recycling rates by up to two uptake of secondary materials
thirds and decrease greenhouse like those that are recycled and
emissions by 20-50%. Initiatives repurposed and environmentally
include creating value from plastic sustainable consumption.
waste through better design, reuse The roadmap is a result of
and recycling. Reducing plastic three years of collaborative
waste by driving innovation, research between Indian and
technologies, and business models Australian partners.

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