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Extended producer’s responsibility of companies using plastics for packaging commodities in India
Summary
This study examines extended producer responsibility (EPR) frameworks applicable to companies using plastic packaging in India, analyzing how EPR policies can close the gap between current plastic waste management capabilities and environmental targets. The authors discuss regulatory trajectories and the obligation for producers to take accountability for the end-of-life impacts of their plastic packaging.
The dream of Viksit Bharat can only be made possible with a contaminant-free environment. Governments and local bodies are making a concerted effort to meet the target. Still, there is a wide gap between the capability and goals. In this course, a defiler must take responsibility for its own emissions. Different trajectories have been drawn up based on consumerist significance. Produce retailed in plastic packaging generates a massive amount of plastic packaging waste. Since 2011, the directive intervention has been prescribed for companies in India, referred to as ‘extended producer’s responsibility’. Progressively, a nationwide system has been established to manage plastic packaging waste. As one of the newest developments of the ‘polluter pays principle’, the configured plan overlaps with several other legal responsibilities. Notably, environmental responsibility, as mentioned within corporate social responsibility, has a broader scope than this. Thus, a dubious situation is appearing as the company may claim fulfilment of both by performing only for the extended producer’s responsibility. Then, it would be an excellent escape for companies from other environmental responsibilities, and this could be showcased as a misguided effort by lawmakers. Thus, it is a prudent time for a thorough examination of the entire mechanism, as it has been underway for more than a decade.
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