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Notable judgments / orders, regulatory and policy developments
December 8, 2022In a new policy development MoEFCC issues E-Waste Management Rules, 2022 in supersession of E-Waste, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I of the Rules, including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational. The rules lay down various requirements for the manufacturer, producer, refurbisher and recycler including Extended Producer Responsibility targets, recycling, etc. However, they do not apply to waste batteries, packaging plastics, micro-enterprise and radio-active waste These rules will come into effect from 01 April, 2023.
