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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 List of compostable plastic manufactures certified by CPCB
2 Compostable plastics and biodegradable plastics under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended
3 STUDY ON SUP AND ALTERNATIVE
4 Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.37-2021 dt.04/05/2021
5 Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.2-2021dt28-02-2021
6 Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.6-2020 dt-11-05-2020
7 Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.4-2020 dt-16-02-2020
8 Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.2-2020 dt-27-01-2020
9 Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.9-2020 dt 23-01-2020
10 Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.129-2019 dt-31-12-2019
11 Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.128-2019 dt31-12-2019
12 Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.8-2019 dt 19-12-2019
13 Single Use Plastic ban - GO No.7-2019 dt17-12-2019
14 Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.6-2019 dt 27-11-2019
15 Single Use Plastic ban -GO No.111-2019 dt 29-08-2019
16 Assessment of Environment Compensation to be levied for Violation of Plastic Waste Management rules, 2016
17 Single use Plastic ban as on 21-07-2022
18 PWM (Amendment) Rules, 2022
19 Banned Single Use Plastic Products (01-01-2020)
20 List of Manufacture of compostable product as on October 2021
21 List of Sellers of compostable product as on October 2021
22 Annual Report on Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 for the year 2020-2021
23 UPDATED REGISTERED LIST OF MANUFACTURES- COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC AS ON MARCH 2021
24 LIST OF REGISTERED PLASTIC RECYCLERS AS ON APRIL 2021
25 List of registered plastic recyclers in the state
26 REGISTERED LIST OF MANUFACTURES- COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC AS ON MARCH 2021
27 LIST OF UNITS REGISTERED WITH KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD FOR MANUFACTURE/STOCK and SALE OF COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS AS ON MARCH 2021
28 Quarterly Progress Report 07/12/2020 -reg
29 PPT- Webinar Feb 2021 - eWaste Management
30 PPT- Webinar Feb 2021 - Plastic Waste Management
31 Brochure- Webinar Feb 2021- Plastic and eWaste Management
32 Application for registration as per rules 13(2) of the PWM Rules 2016 
33 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
34 Registered list of manufacturers - Compostable plastic as on november 2020
35 Quarterly Progress Report October 2019 (O A 606-2018)
36 Quarterly Progress Report June 2020 (O A 606-2018)
37 Quarterly Progress Report July 2020 (O A 606-2018)
38 Quarterly Progress Report July 2019 (O A 606-2018)
39 Quarterly Progress Report February 2020 (O A 606-2018)
40 Quarterly Progress Report April 2019 (O A 606-2018)
41 List of Registered plastic recycling units
42 G O (MS) No 6-2019 ENVT dated 27-11-2019
43 G O (MS) No 4-2020 ENVT dated 16-02-2020
44 G O (MS) No 2-2020 ENVT dated 27-01-2020
45 Brochure EPR -Plastic
46 Brochure EPR - e waste
47 Best Practices PWM Rules
48 Annual Report PWM Rules 2019-2020
49 Annual Report PWM Rules 2018-2019
50 Annual Report for PWM Rules 2017-2018
51 List of Plastic Recycling units in kerala-August 2019
52 Report on ALTERNATIVES TO SUP- DATA REPOSITORY- KERALA