The Union Environment Ministry has notified new rules바카라 웹사이트to ensure environmentally sound management of used batteries.바카라 웹사이트
"Addressing the nation on Independence Day last year,바카라 웹사이트Prime Minister Narendra Modi바카라 웹사이트had urged everyone바카라 웹사이트to promote the circular economy in full earnest.바카라 웹사이트The notification of Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022바카라 웹사이트is a transformative step in that direction," the ministry said in a statement.
The new rules replace Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001, and바카라 웹사이트apply to all types of batteries except those바카라 웹사이트used in "equipment connected with the protection of the essential security interests including arms, ammunition, war material and those intended specifically for military purposes; and equipment designed to be sent into space".바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
The rules function on the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in which the producers (including importers) are responsible for collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries and the use of recovered material in new batteries.
EPR mandates that waste batteries be바카라 웹사이트sent for recycling or refurbishing and not to landfills or for incineration.바카라 웹사이트To meet the EPR obligations, producers may engage themselves or authorise any other entity for collection, recycling or refurbishment of waste batteries.
The rules will enable setting up a mechanism and centralized online portal for exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers/refurbishers to fulfil the obligations of producers.The rules also promote setting up of new industries and entrepreneurship in collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries.바카라 웹사이트
Mandating the minimum percentage of recovery of materials from waste batteries under the rules will bring new technologies and investment in the recycling and refurbishment industry and create new business opportunities, the ministry said.
Prescribing the use of a certain amount of recycled materials in making of new batteries바카라 웹사이트will reduce the dependency on new raw materials and save natural resources, it said.
Online registration and reporting, auditing, and a committee for monitoring the implementation of rules and to take measures required for removal of difficulties are salient features of rules for ensuring effective implementation and compliance.
As per 'polluter pays' principle, environmental바카라 웹사이트compensation will be imposed for바카라 웹사이트non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility targets, responsibilities and obligations set out in the rules. The funds collected under environmental compensation will be utilised in collecting and refurbishing or recycling of waste batteries, the ministry said.
(With PTI inputs)
