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🌱 Environment & EcologyUPSC 2019Sustainable Development

In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?

aThe Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
bThe Recycled Plastic (Manufacturing and Usage) Rules, 1999
cThe e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
dThe Food Safety and Standard Regulations, 2011
✓ Correct answer: c) The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
ExplanationLaws to manage e-waste have been in place in India since 2011 under The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, which was amended in 2016 as E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016. It recognises producers’ liability for recycling and reducing e-waste in the country.Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach under which producers are given a significant responsibility – financial and/or physical – for the treatment or disposal of post-consumer products.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been given the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorisation under the new e-waste rules.132

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