Plastic EPR Compliance

According to the PWM Rules, the Producers, importers and brand owners (PIBOs) which manufacture or import their plastic products/packaging in the Indian consumer market have Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) for the management of plastic waste generated by the plastic packaging of their products. 

To get a Plastic EPR Registration, the applicant is required to visit the CPCB Plastic EPR portal. After generation of login id & password, the applicant need to upload the company/ firm documents, along with the sale/purchase data / invoices of the last two financial years. After the scrutiny of doucments by the CPCB, plastic EPR Registrationis uploaded on the CPCB portal. 

The annual compliances for Plastic EPR Certificate are as following:

First step for annual compliance submission is to upload the documentary evidence / invoices for the plastic purchased / sold by any PIBO.

If any recycling credits are alloted to the PIBO, then the applicant is required to buy these plastic recycling credits from a CPCB registered Plastic Waste Processor (PWP)

After the recycling credits purchase, the applicant is required to submit Govt fee of Rs.2,500 or as per the quantity of recycling targets. 

The Producers, Importers and Brand Owners (PIBOs) are required to apply online on the CPCB Plastic EPR Portal. Whether the PIBOs operate in one or multiple States, the application for Plastic EPR Registration is to be made to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Also, the quantity of the plastics purchased or sold, along with the Sale/Purchase invoices, is to be uploaded to the CPCB Portal All the required documents are to be submitted along with the Government fee. In case, the applicant submits the SPCB CTO as producer/brand owner, then the CPCB sends this CTO to State Pollution Control Board for verification. After this, the Plastic EPR certifciate is issued. 

The documents required for Plastic EPR Registration as Importer are as follows:

1. GST Registration
2. Aadhar card + PAN card of Authorized Person
3. Pic of Products
4. IEC 
5. MSME Registration
6. State wise procurement data for last two years

The Government fee for submission of Plastic EPR Annual compliances is Rs.2500, which may go up depending on the quantity of Plastic EPR Recycling target. The annual compliances for plastic EPR are to to be submitted to the online portal of the Central Pollution Control Board.  

The Govt. fee for PIBOs for annual compliances submission is as following: 

Govt fee for annual compliance submission for PWPs is as following:

The documents required for Plastic EPR  Registration as a producer are as following:

• GST
• Pan card of Unit
• CIN
• Aadhar card and pan card of Authorized Person
• SPCB CTO
• Total Area (Sq ft.) - 
• Picture with GEO tagging of - 
•     Raw Material Area
•     Production Area    
•     Dispatch Area
• Video of Processing Area
• Name of Machinery & Details of Machinery- 
• Production Hrs 
• Picture of Machine
• Sales and purchase bill of last two years

The documents required for Plastic EPR as brand owner are as follows:

• CIN Registration(For Private limited company)
• GST Registration
• Aadhar card + PAN Card of Authorized Person
• Picture of Products
• SPCB CTO consent
• State wise sales data and procurement data for last two years