Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016

Provisions as per Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 notified by MoEF on 18-03-2016.

  • Plastic carry bag and Plastic sheet used for packaging or wrapping the commodity shall not be less than "50 microns" in thickness.
  • Plastic sachets shall not be used for storing , packing or selling Gutkha, Tobacco and Pan masala.
  • Local bodies shall ensure that open burning of plastic waste does not take place.
  • Do not litter the plastic waste and minimize generation of plastic waste.
  • Ensure segregated storage of plastic waste at source.
  • Handover segregated waste to Urban local body or Grama Panchayath or Agencies appointed by them or Registered waste pickers or Registered recyclers or Waste collection agencies.
  • The person who is responsible for organizing an event in open space, which involves service of food stuff in plastic or multi layered packaging shall segregate and manage the waste generated during such event in accordance with the Solid Waste Management rules 2016.
  • The producers, within a period of 6 Months from the date of publication of these rules, shall workout modalities for waste collection system based on Extended Producers Responsibility.
  • Manufacture and use of non-recyclable multi layered plastic if any should be phased out in Two years time.

 

Files
1. G.O.(Rt)No.1318/2025/LSGD Dated 28-05-2025
2. Certificate to Distributor - M/s. Sign Printing Industries Association for certification of material for banner and hoarding'
3. Certificate to Ms. Klene Paks Ltd., dated 05-07-2025
4. G.O.(Ms) No.6/2022/ENVT dated 29-10-2022
5. Details of Manufacturer/Distributor of Flex/Banner Approved by the Board
6. Rejection order for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
7. Govt Order No: 673/2023/LSGD dated 21-03-2023
8. Certificate for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
9. Details of Manufacturer/ Distributor of Flex/Banner Rejected by the Board
10. Rejection order for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
11. List of certificate holders for manufacturing / selling of compostable carry bags and commodities from CPCB as on 14.09.2023
12. Certificate to M/s. ASM Marketing Pvt. Ltd
13. Rejection order for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
14. ORDER OF REFUSAL OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF MATERIAL FOR BANNER AND HOARDING
15. Annual Report (AR) on Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 for the year 2023-24
16. Certificate to Ms Macro Media Digital Imaging Pvt. Ltd
17. Certificate to Ms Signtek
18. STATUS OF PLASTIC WASTE PROCESSOR APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR EPR REGISTRATION UNDER PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, 2016 AS ON 15.08.2024
19. Certificate to Distributor Green Sign dated 06-02-2024 for certification of material for banner and hoarding
20. Certificate to Distributor DEFINE, Kochi for certification of material for banner and hoarding
21. Certificate to M/s.Redarrows Advertising Pvt Ltd
22. Certificate to M/s.Deepa Publicity
23. Certificate to M/s.Southern Impex
24. Certificate to M/s.Alinaa Technical Textile Private Limited (for Polyethylene material)
25. Certificate to M/s. Miraai Advanced Composites Pvt Ltd dated 23-07-2024
26. Certificate to M/s. Sri Venkatalakshmi Spinners (P) Ltd. (for Polyethylene material)
27. Rejection order for manufacturing/distributing material for banner and hoarding to M/s. Alinna Technical Textile Private Limited (for Textile material)
28. Rejection order for manufacturing/distributing material for banner and hoarding to M/s. Coatex (for Textile material)
29. Rejection order for manufacturing/distributing material for banner and hoarding to M/s. Sri Venkatalakshmi Spinners (P) Ltd. (for Textile material)
30. PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016- ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23-KERALA
31. List of compostable plastic manufactures certified by CPCB
32. Compostable plastics and biodegradable plastics under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended
33. STUDY ON SUP AND ALTERNATIVE
34. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.37-2021 dt.04/05/2021
35. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.2-2021dt28-02-2021
36. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.6-2020 dt-11-05-2020
37. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.4-2020 dt-16-02-2020
38. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.2-2020 dt-27-01-2020
39. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.9-2020 dt 23-01-2020
40. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.129-2019 dt-31-12-2019
41. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.128-2019 dt31-12-2019
42. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.8-2019 dt 19-12-2019
43. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.7-2019 dt17-12-2019
44. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.6-2019 dt 27-11-2019
45. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.111-2019 dt 29-08-2019
46. Assessment of Environment Compensation to be levied for Violation of Plastic Waste Management rules, 2016
47. Single use Plastic ban as on 21-07-2022
48. PWM (Amendment) Rules, 2022
49. Banned Single Use Plastic Products (01-01-2020)
50. List of Manufacture of compostable product as on October 2021
51. List of Sellers of compostable product as on October 2021
52. Annual Report on Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 for the year 2020-2021
53. UPDATED REGISTERED LIST OF MANUFACTURES- COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC AS ON MARCH 2021
54. LIST OF REGISTERED PLASTIC RECYCLERS AS ON APRIL 2021
55. List of registered plastic recyclers in the state
56. REGISTERED LIST OF MANUFACTURES- COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC AS ON MARCH 2021
57. LIST OF UNITS REGISTERED WITH KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD FOR MANUFACTURE/STOCK and SALE OF COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS AS ON MARCH 2021
58. Quarterly Progress Report 07/12/2020 -reg
59. PPT- Webinar Feb 2021 - eWaste Management
60. PPT- Webinar Feb 2021 - Plastic Waste Management
61. Brochure- Webinar Feb 2021- Plastic and eWaste Management
62. Application for registration as per rules 13(2) of the PWM Rules 2016 
63. LIST OF UNITS REGISTERED WITH KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD FOR MANUFACTURE/STOCK & SALE OF COMPOSTABLE GARBAGE BAG/PLA COATED PAPER CUPS AS ON NOVEMBER 2020
64. Registered list of manufacturers - Compostable plastic as on november 2020
65. Quarterly Progress Report October 2019 (O A 606-2018)
66. Quarterly Progress Report June 2020 (O A 606-2018)
67. Quarterly Progress Report July 2020 (O A 606-2018)
68. Quarterly Progress Report July 2019 (O A 606-2018)
69. Quarterly Progress Report February 2020 (O A 606-2018)
70. Quarterly Progress Report April 2019 (O A 606-2018)
71. List of Registered plastic recycling units
72. G O (MS) No 6-2019 ENVT dated 27-11-2019
73. G O (MS) No 4-2020 ENVT dated 16-02-2020
74. G O (MS) No 2-2020 ENVT dated 27-01-2020
75. Brochure EPR -Plastic
76. Brochure EPR - e waste
77. Best Practices PWM Rules
78. Annual Report PWM Rules 2019-2020
79. Annual Report PWM Rules 2018-2019
80. Annual Report for PWM Rules 2017-2018
81. List of Plastic Recycling units in kerala-August 2019
82. Extended Producer's Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging-Malayalam poster
83. Extended Producer's Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging-English poster
84. Report on ALTERNATIVES TO SUP- DATA REPOSITORY- KERALA