India’s EPR looms on the horizon

In tandem with India’s amended Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules 2022, which are aimed at restricting or banning single-use plastics, effective 1 July 2022, the Government’s Union Cabinet’s environment minister Bhupender Yadav has announced a set of guidelines to provide a framework for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). The plan is to strengthen the circular economy…