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.1688/2025/LSGD Dated 06-07-2025- Extended Producer Responsibility Policy for the State of Kerala
2. G.O.(Rt)No.1318/2025/LSGD Dated 28-05-2025
3. Certificate to Distributor - M/s. Sign Printing Industries Association for certification of material for banner and hoarding'
4. Certificate to Ms. Klene Paks Ltd., dated 05-07-2025
5. G.O.(Ms) No.6/2022/ENVT dated 29-10-2022
6. Details of Manufacturer/Distributor of Flex/Banner Approved by the Board
7. Rejection order for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
8. Govt Order No: 673/2023/LSGD dated 21-03-2023
9. Certificate for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
10. Details of Manufacturer/ Distributor of Flex/Banner Rejected by the Board
11. Rejection order for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
12. List of certificate holders for manufacturing / selling of compostable carry bags and commodities from CPCB as on 14.09.2023
13. Certificate to M/s. ASM Marketing Pvt. Ltd
14. Rejection order for manufacturing/Distributing material for banner and hoarding material
15. ORDER OF REFUSAL OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF MATERIAL FOR BANNER AND HOARDING
16. Annual Report (AR) on Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 for the year 2023-24
17. Certificate to Ms Macro Media Digital Imaging Pvt. Ltd
18. Certificate to Ms Signtek
19. STATUS OF PLASTIC WASTE PROCESSOR APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR EPR REGISTRATION UNDER PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, 2016 AS ON 15.08.2024
20. Certificate to Distributor Green Sign dated 06-02-2024 for certification of material for banner and hoarding
21. Certificate to Distributor DEFINE, Kochi for certification of material for banner and hoarding
22. Certificate to M/s.Redarrows Advertising Pvt Ltd
23. Certificate to M/s.Deepa Publicity
24. Certificate to M/s.Southern Impex
25. Certificate to M/s.Alinaa Technical Textile Private Limited (for Polyethylene material)
26. Certificate to M/s. Miraai Advanced Composites Pvt Ltd dated 23-07-2024
27. Certificate to M/s. Sri Venkatalakshmi Spinners (P) Ltd. (for Polyethylene material)
28. Rejection order for manufacturing/distributing material for banner and hoarding to M/s. Alinna Technical Textile Private Limited (for Textile material)
29. Rejection order for manufacturing/distributing material for banner and hoarding to M/s. Coatex (for Textile material)
30. Rejection order for manufacturing/distributing material for banner and hoarding to M/s. Sri Venkatalakshmi Spinners (P) Ltd. (for Textile material)
31. PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016- ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23-KERALA
32. List of compostable plastic manufactures certified by CPCB
33. Compostable plastics and biodegradable plastics under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended
34. STUDY ON SUP AND ALTERNATIVE
35. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.37-2021 dt.04/05/2021
36. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.2-2021dt28-02-2021
37. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.6-2020 dt-11-05-2020
38. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.4-2020 dt-16-02-2020
39. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.2-2020 dt-27-01-2020
40. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.9-2020 dt 23-01-2020
41. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.129-2019 dt-31-12-2019
42. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.128-2019 dt31-12-2019
43. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.8-2019 dt 19-12-2019
44. Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.7-2019 dt17-12-2019
45. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.6-2019 dt 27-11-2019
46. Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.111-2019 dt 29-08-2019
47. Assessment of Environment Compensation to be levied for Violation of Plastic Waste Management rules, 2016
48. Single use Plastic ban as on 21-07-2022
49. PWM (Amendment) Rules, 2022
50. Banned Single Use Plastic Products (01-01-2020)
51. List of Manufacture of compostable product as on October 2021
52. List of Sellers of compostable product as on October 2021
53. Annual Report on Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 for the year 2020-2021
54. UPDATED REGISTERED LIST OF MANUFACTURES- COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC AS ON MARCH 2021
55. LIST OF REGISTERED PLASTIC RECYCLERS AS ON APRIL 2021
56. List of registered plastic recyclers in the state
57. REGISTERED LIST OF MANUFACTURES- COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC AS ON MARCH 2021
58. LIST OF UNITS REGISTERED WITH KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD FOR MANUFACTURE/STOCK and SALE OF COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS AS ON MARCH 2021
59. Quarterly Progress Report 07/12/2020 -reg
60. PPT- Webinar Feb 2021 - eWaste Management
61. PPT- Webinar Feb 2021 - Plastic Waste Management
62. Brochure- Webinar Feb 2021- Plastic and eWaste Management
63. Application for registration as per rules 13(2) of the PWM Rules 2016 
64. 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
65. Registered list of manufacturers - Compostable plastic as on november 2020
66. Quarterly Progress Report October 2019 (O A 606-2018)
67. Quarterly Progress Report June 2020 (O A 606-2018)
68. Quarterly Progress Report July 2020 (O A 606-2018)
69. Quarterly Progress Report July 2019 (O A 606-2018)
70. Quarterly Progress Report February 2020 (O A 606-2018)
71. Quarterly Progress Report April 2019 (O A 606-2018)
72. List of Registered plastic recycling units
73. G O (MS) No 6-2019 ENVT dated 27-11-2019
74. G O (MS) No 4-2020 ENVT dated 16-02-2020
75. G O (MS) No 2-2020 ENVT dated 27-01-2020
76. Brochure EPR -Plastic
77. Brochure EPR - e waste
78. Best Practices PWM Rules
79. Annual Report PWM Rules 2019-2020
80. Annual Report PWM Rules 2018-2019
81. Annual Report for PWM Rules 2017-2018
82. List of Plastic Recycling units in kerala-August 2019
83. Extended Producer's Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging-Malayalam poster
84. Extended Producer's Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging-English poster
85. Report on ALTERNATIVES TO SUP- DATA REPOSITORY- KERALA