Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) of producers are regulated through fulfilment of EPR obligation. For EPR obligation producers as defined below are required to apply as per Hazardous Waste (M & TM) Amendment Rules, 2022. All the stakeholders like producer, recycler and retreader are required to register themselves. The present module is EPR obligation module limited to online submission of information by Producers and generation of EPR obligation.
As per the above said rules ‘Producer’ means any person or entity who:
- a. manufactures and sells new tyre domestically; or
- sells domestically under its own brand, new tyre manufactured by other manufacturers or suppliers; or
- sells imported new tyre; or
- imports vehicles fitted with new tyres; or
- automobile manufacturers importing new tyre for use in new vehicles sold domestically; or
- imports waste tyre;