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Naitonal Green Tribunal directs Centre to finalise EPR regime within three months, says plastic waste a serious hazard
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Naitonal Green Tribunal directs Centre to finalise EPR regime within three months, says plastic waste a serious hazardPTI
Last Updated: Jan 15, 2021, 12:56 PM IST
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EPR (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016) puts the onus on the manufacturers for the treatment, recycling, reuse or disposal of products after a consumer has used and disposed them.
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NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to finalise the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime for plastic waste within three months saying that steps taken by it were too slow . A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said unscientific management of plastic waste is a serious hazard for the environment and public health.