Plastic waste management rules 2016

Presentation deals with plastic waste management rules-its important provisions and comparison with plastic waste management Rules of 2011

1. PLASTIC WASTE (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING)RULES,2016 18 th march,2016

2. plastic Waste (management and handling)Rules.2016 Plastic Plastic waste Waste management the collection, storage, transportation reduction, re-use, recovery, recycling , composting disposal Discarded plastic After intended use is over means material which contains as an essential ingredient a high polymer : polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene , Vinyl, low density polyethylene , polypropylene

3. Polyethylene oxide High density polyethylene Vinyl Polyethylene terephthalate Polypropylene

4. Need of Plastic waste management Rules: Plastic Pollutes Beaches and Oceans Plastic bag litters the landscape

5. Plastic kills animal Indiscriminate disposal of plastic makes land infertile. Disposing plastic into water risks marine life. Burned plastic releases poisonous chemicals in the air.

6. Judgements: Sarita Agnihotri Vs. State of M.P. and others 2004 (1)MPLJ 71 The petitioner, the President of an organisation called 'People for Animals' has preferred this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to direct all the Collectors of the districts to issue orders forthwith banning the sale and consumption of polythene bags. Guidelines Issued by court: Constitution of prescribed authority. SPCB shall check that no manufacturing takes place. Installation of Containers Checking Squad

7. 2. Kerala Federation of Women Lawyer Vs.   Corporation of Cochin 2011 (4)KLT 785 Public Interest Litigation Filed by Kerala Foundation of women lawyers To prevent all kind of health hazard. Court Held: court issued order of prohibition against any person disposing or dumping waste in plastic carry bags or in any other non-biodegradable material in any public place or road side and if any person is found doing it, the Police should prosecute such person under S. 268 read with Ss. 269 and 278 of the Indian Penal Code.

8. Introduction and Development of PWMR Rules: the indiscriminate disposal of plastic has become a major threat to the environment. In particular, the plastic carry bags are the biggest contributors of littered waste and every year, millions of plastic bags end up in to the environment vis -a- vis soil, water bodies, water courses, etc and it takes an average of one thousand years to decompose completely. Thereby there is need of plastic waste management to deal with all plastic waste related problems.

9. PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMNT RULES 2016- WHAT’S NEW ? Minimum thickness of Plastic carry bags increased from 40-50 Microns. Responsibility of local bodies and gram panchayat . Responsibility of Waste generator. Collect back system and extended producer’s liability. Responsibility of retailers and street vendors. Registration of shopkeepers and street vendors.

10. Rule.2 APPLICATION OF PWMR,2016 (1)These rules shall apply to every Waste Generator Local body, Gram Panchayat , manufacturer, Importers and producer.

11. 3(C)carry bags mean bags made from plastic material or compostable plastic material, used for carrying or dispensing commodities which have a self carrying feature but do not include bags that constitute or form an integral part of the packaging. 3(e)compostable plastics” mean plastic that undergoes degradation by biological processes during composting to yield CO2, water, inorganic compounds and biomass at a rate consistent with other known compostable materials. 3(h)extended producer’s responsibility means the responsibility of a producer for the environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life; 3(l)“institutional waste generator means and includes occupier of the institutional buildings. Rule:3 DEFINITIONS

12. 3(m) “manufacturer” means and include a person or unit or agency engaged in production of plastic raw material to be used as raw material by the producer. 3(s) “producer” means persons engaged in manufacture or import of carry bags or multi-layered packaging or plastic sheets or like. 3(n)“multi-layered packaging” means any material used or to be used for packaging and having at least one layer of plastic as the main ingredients with one or more layers of materials such as paper, aluminium foil etc. 3(o) “plastic” means material which contains as an essential ingredient a high polymer such as polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene, Vinyl, low density polyethylene,polypropylene , polystyrene resins, multi-materials like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene , polyphenylene oxide, polycarbonate, Polybutylene terephthalate; 3(q)“plastic waste” means any plastic discarded after use or after their intended use is over 3(t) "recycling" means the process of transforming segregated plastic waste into a new product or raw material for producing new products;

13. 3(u) "registration” means registration with the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee concerned, as the case may be. 3(v) “street vendor” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (l) of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Street Vendors Act. 3(w) “local body” means urban local body with different nomenclature such as municipal corporation, municipality, nagarpalika , nagarnigam , nagar panchayat . 3(y)“waste generator” means and includes every person or group of persons or institution, residential and commercial establishments. 3(z)“waste management” means the collection, storage, transportation reduction, re-use, recovery,recycling , composting or disposal of plastic waste in an environmentally safe manner;

14. Rule 4: Conditions Natural Shade Recycled Plastic not to be used for packaging of edibles. Thickness of plastic shall be not less than 50 Microns. Plastic sheet forming part of integral packaging shall be not less than 50 Microns. Only Registered Producer to be provided Raw material. Plastic Sachets not be used for packaging Gutka , Pan masala, Tobacco

15. 1. 2. 3. 4. Rule 5: Plastic waste management: The plastic waste management by the urban local bodies shall be as under

16. Rule6 . Responsibility of local body Every local body shall be responsible for setting up of infrastructure for segregation , collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of the plastic waste. (2) Function Of Local Body (3) The local body for setting up of system for plastic waste management shall seek assistance of producers.

17. Rule7 . Responsibility of Gram Panchayat .- ( 1) Every gram panchayat either on its own or by engaging an agency shall set up, operationalize and co-ordinate for waste management in the rural area under their control and for performing the associated functions, namely,-

18. Rule8. Responsibility of waste generator

19. Rule9 . Responsibility of producers , Importers and Brand Owners

20. Contd.

21. Rule 11 . Marking or labeling - (1) Each plastic carry bag and multilayered packaging shall have the following information printed in English namely,-

22. Rule12. Prescribed Authority

23. Rule 13 . Registration of producer, recyclers and manufacturer

24. Contd.

25. Contd.

26. Rule 14 . Responsibility of retailers and street vendors-

27. Rule 15 . Explicit pricing of carry bags

28. . EVERY PERSON(engaged in recycling or processing) Local body(under intimation to SPCB) State pollution control board, pollution control committee Central pollution control board Central Government Rule 17 . Annual reports-

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30. Contd.

31. Germany South Africa, ( OB) Italy, ( OB 2010) Australia , (OB in supermarkets 2008) India, (OB in area's including Mumbai ) Somalia, (OB) Botswana , (OB) Philippines, ( OB) Kenya , (OB) Japan Turkey Zanzibar , (OB) Eritrea , (OB) Ethiopia , (OB) Papua New Guinea , (OB) Samoa , (OB) Belgium, ( OB) Malta China Countries and states having outright ban on plastic carry bags

32. Parameters Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 Scope of application Applicable only to the municipal areas   Applicable to every waste generator, gram panchayat local bodies manufacturers, Importers and producers. Jurisdiction also extended to rural area also. Prohibition Minimum thickness for plastic carry bags 40 microns only. Minimum thickness of plastic carry bags increased from 40 to 50 microns.   Responsibility of Waste Generators Waste generators like- event  organisers, institutional generators  etc. earlier were not under any specific responsibility, within these rules.   Individual and bulk generators like commercial establishments, offices, industries, event organizers have to segregate the plastic waste at source, handover segregated waste, and also pay user fee as prescribed by ULB and spot fine in case of violation. Responsibility of retailers, street vendors No specification. Only the shopkeepers, or street vendors registered with the local body after payment of a fee ( Rs . 48,000/- @ Rs 4,000/- per month ) will be eligible to provide plastic carry bags for dispensing the commodities. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for producers and brand owners No specification introduced EPR for producers and brand owners – making them responsible for the waste generated from their products.  

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