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system of registration for e-waste was functional across country in levels of segregation. The committee
and was working well. Thus the committee also deliberated whether there was room for
recommended that the centralized system would simplification in view of implementation challenges.
be adopted for this as well. For smaller producers The Committee was of the view that the rules
/brand owners who produce / sell within the mentioned in this section are of the nature of
state, a state level registration system could guidelines and the Committee felt that these can
also be evolved. Similarly a producer with in 2 be followed by the various stakeholders. No changes
states could register in 2 states. For producers were proposed for the present moment.
with presence in more than 2 states, the national
registry could be used. viii. Rule 17 - Duty of manufacturers or brand owners
of disposable products and sanitary napkins and
vi. Rule 15 Explicit pricing of carry bags: (1) The diapers.
shopkeepers and street vendors willing to provide
plastic carry bags for dispensing any commodity (1) All manufacturers of disposable products
shall register with local body. The local body shall, such as tin, glass, plastics packaging, etc., or
within a period of six months from the date of final brand owners who introduce such products in
publication of these rules in the Official Gazette of the market shall provide necessary financial
India notification of these rules, by notification or assistance to local authorities for establishment
an order under their appropriate state statute or of waste management system.
byelaws shall make provisions for such registration (2) All such brand owners who sell or market their
on payment of plastic waste management fee of products in such packaging material which are
minimum rupees forty-eight thousand @ rupees four non-biodegradable shall put in place a system to
thousand per month. The concerned local body may collect back the packaging waste generated due
prescribe higher plastic waste management fee, to their production.
depending upon the sale capacity. The registered shop
keepers shall display at prominent place that plastic (3) Manufacturers or brand owners or marketing
carry bags are given on payment. companies of sanitary napkins and diapers shall
explore the possibility of using all recyclable
Recommendation: The Committee recommended materials in their products or they shall provide
that the provision of this rule should be dropped as it a pouch or wrapper for disposal of each napkin
is very difficult to keep record of the shopkeepers and or diapers along with the packet of their sanitary
vendors. Further, taking action against the defaulters products.
is a herculean task for the regulating agency. Further,
it would create an unnecessary regulatory burden (4) All such manufacturers, brand owners or
on shopkeepers and street vendors, since they are marketing companies shall educate the masses
already required to fill up other Govt. forms. Thus for wrapping and disposal of their products.
this needs to be dropped. Discussion: A detailed discussion on the Rule 17
7.0 Discussion and recommendations on the Solid of SWM took place in the meeting. For the issues
Waste Management Rules, 2016. related to EPR, the Committee recommended
that the model as outlined for the Plastic Waste
vii. Rule 4 - Duties of waste generators: Various Management Rules, 2016 would be adopted for
duties are defined in the rules like segregation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 also.
waste, separating C&D waste, horticulture waste, Necessary fees for each category of producers /
duties of resident welfare and market association, brand owners would be defined.
gated communities, responsibilities of hotels and
restaurants etc. Regarding representations received on the matter
related to provision of a pouch or wrapper for
Discussion: The Committee deliberated on the disposal of each napkin or diapers along with
implementation challenges. There is a wide variation the packet, the Committee recommended that

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