Regulations on Waste Tyres Management

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

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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.