This obligation must be met through recycling, reuse or environmentally sound end-of-life disposal such as co-processing, waste-to-energy, plastic-to-oil, road construction or industrial composting.
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has informed that Medium and Large Producers, Importers, Brand Owners (PIBOs), Sellers, Importers of raw materials, Manufacturers and Micro and Small Producers (SIMPs), and Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs) dealing with plastic packaging in their operations are required to submit an application with complete details as per the guidance manual on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on the centralised EPR portal for plastic packaging on or before 31 January 2026.
The notice has come after the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, notified the guidelines for plastic packaging on 16 February 2022.
EPR is a key policy instrument under which producers, importers, manufacturers and brand owners are mandated to take responsibility for the collection and processing of plastic packaging waste generated from the products they place in the market.
This obligation must be met through recycling, reuse or environmentally sound end-of-life disposal such as co-processing, waste-to-energy, plastic-to-oil, road construction or industrial composting.
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Published on January 9, 2026
