Battery Waste Management (BWM) Rules, 2022 have been notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 22 Aug 2022. These rules are applicable to all types of batteries regardless of chemistry, shape, volume, weight, material composition and use.
As per these Rules, Producer (manufacturers, importers) shall have the obligation of Extended Producer Responsibility for the battery they introduce in the market and the Producer shall meet the collection and recycling targets as given in Schedule II of the rules to ensure the attainment of EPR obligations.
The new rules mandate the minimum percentage for recovery of materials from waste batteries and also prescribes the use of a certain amount of recycled materials in making of new batteries.
According to the Rules, Producers, Recyclers, and Refurbishers of Battery shall have to register with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Recyclers and Refurbishers shall also have to register with the concerned SPCB/PCC.
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