Challenges Faced By Importers In Getting EPR Authorization

Over the past decade or so, the regulatory tool of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has emerged as being prominent in India’s environmental legislation. When it comes to the management of product waste, particularly plastics, batteries, and electronic waste, the EPR framework makes businesses, including importers, responsible for their proper disposal. However, there are several challenges that importers have to tackle once they get an EPR Certificate or when they register at EPR. What is Extended Producer Responsibility Authorization? EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) authorization is a legal requirement that was implemented in India to insist that PIBOs are responsible for waste management. All three relate to the way electronics manufacturers and importers handle the plastic, battery, or electronic waste produced by their products. In order with these authorization, an EPR Certificate for compliance is issued that ensures the conformance to the prescribed norms regardin...