Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025 ( UPSC Prelims)

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News Context

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025, which will come into effect on 1st April, 2026.

About the Rules

Introduces a comprehensive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework for Scrap of Non-Ferrous Metals (including aluminium, copper, and zinc and its alloys).
  ● EPR is a policy approach that makes producers responsible for the end-of-life management of products and packaging.  
      ○ The E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, introduced the concept of EPR in India.
  ● Targets: Every producer shall be responsible for a recycling target structure, which progressively increases from 10% in 2026-2027 to 75% by 2032-2033.  
      ○ The Central Pollution Control Board shall generate an EPR certificate through a portal.
  ● Validity of the EPR certificate: Two years from the end of the financial year when generated.