Ministry of Environment, Forests & https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change shared the draft notification for regulations on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for waste tyres.
The regulation will be effective in the fiscal year 2022-23, if finalised.
Draft notification was shared in because, NGT data shows that India discards around 275,000 tyres each year, but there does not exist any comprehensive plan for them.
Furthermore, around 3 million waste tyres are imported for recycling.