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AIPMA AT WORK

All India Plastics Associations / Processors’ Meet – 2019

ll India Plastics Association/Processors Meet 2019 was ● EPR & Way forward.
Aorganized by The All India Plastics Manufacturers’
Association (AIPMA). Under the leadership of AIPMA, 44 ● Definition of Single Use Plastics
associations and 80 Association Heads from more than 15 ● Prevailing confusions on Environment related
compliances.
4) Proposal of Technology Up-gradation Fund (TUF) for
Plastic Industry.
Senior officer from Department of Commerce, Minister of
Commerce & Industry, Govt of India participated in the All
India Plastics Association/Processors Meet 2019.
The objective of this meet was to develop industry
consensus on key issues concerning export growth and
environment.
states participated in the All India Plastics Association
Meet at Hotel Taj Santacruz, Mumbai on 14th June 2019, Mr. Arvind Mehta - Chairman, AIPMA Governing Council,
to deliberate on following issues of Plastic Industry. Mr. Meela Jayadev - President, AIPMA, Mr. Hiten Bheda -
Chairman, Environment Committee, Office Bearers and
1) Anticipated hike of Import Duty on various Plastic Members of Managing Committee were present. The Key
Raw Materials (Polymers). participants were Shri. S.K Ranjan - Deputy Secretary,
2) Proposed BIS Standards on Polymers. Department of Commerce, Mr. M P Taparia - MD, Supreme
Industries, Mr. Vaman Parikh- Nilkamal Industries, Mr. S V
3) Environment
Kabra - MD, Kolsite Group, Mr. S.K Ray - ICPE and Captains
of the industry.
AIPMA's stand and recommended solutions for EPR

• EPR should be limited to the packaging products aggregators for discharging EPR obligations of smaller
with focus on uncollected plastic/paper/composite players.
products as is the norm world over • Ownership of portals and digital exchange should
• EPR process should be designed in Indian context be with the Government in order to ensure the
considering large number of producers in MSME protection and confidentiality of data.
segment, varied geographic terrain, number of Urban • Contribution computation should be in proportion to
Development Bodies and Rural Development Bodies, value addition.
dominance of multinational brands and large number • Adequate capacities for collection, segregation,
of smaller brands.
recycling
• Small and medium producers processing less than 1000 Waste to fuel, waste to energy, end of life solutions
metric tons of material or having an annual turnover should be ensured without which successful
not exceeding 25 should be kept out of the ambit of implementation of EPR is not possible for achieving
EPR es except for a lump sum annual fee based on intended objective of swacch India.
total turnover.
• To comprehend in the right manner and to proceed
• EPR should be uniform pan India. One India one policy.
in the right direction, EPR guidelines should
• EPR should be brand neutral and geography neutral. be immediately released by the government
• EPR should be convenient to implement. and adequate time frame should be provided to
• Industry bodies and associations should be accepted as stakeholders for execution.

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