Question : On which date Government notified Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under ‘Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016’ ?
a. 18 Feb 2022
b. 17 Feb 2022
c. 14 Feb 2022
d. 10 Feb 2022
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- Government notified Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under ‘Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016’ on February 18, 2022.
- This move will strengthen the circular economy of plastic packaging waste and provide a roadmap for businesses to move towards sustainable plastic packaging.
- The new norms on extended producer responsibility coupled with prohibition of identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, with effect from 1st July 2022, are important steps for reducing pollution caused due to littered plastic waste in India.
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