File No.: 20/15/2025-UPC-II-H.O.CPCB Part (1) dated August 27, 2026
Applicable Act/Rule: Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
Applicable Section/Rule: Clauses 6.1 and 6.2
Effective Date: August 27, 2026
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued a Public Notice regarding mandatory registration on the Common Extended Producer Responsibility (CEPR) Portal for entities covered under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Producers, including micro and small enterprises, importers of plastic packaging and raw material, brand owners, manufacturers of plastic raw materials and items made from compostable or biodegradable plastics, sellers, and plastic waste processors are required to register on the Common EPR Portal. Entities covered under clause 6.1 shall not carry out business without registration.
The notice states that transactions involving unregistered entities are being conducted in contravention of the Rules. Transaction-based reporting on the CEPR Portal is being implemented, and purchase/sale declarations or records with unregistered entities will be discontinued on the Portal, as applicable. Stakeholders are required to complete registration and report plastic packaging/plastic waste transactions through the Portal.
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