Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on March 14, 2024, issued the Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 to further amend the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. The following has been stated namely: Rule 10 which states “Provision of Certificate for Waste Battery” the sub-rule (17) has been substituted to state namely: “The Central Pollution Control Board shall fix the highest and the lowest price for Extended Producer Responsibility certificates which shall be equal to 100% and 30%, respectively of the Environmental Compensation leviable on the obligated entities for non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility obligations as determined by the Central Pollution Control Board under rule 13.” Rule 13 which states “Action on violations and imposition of Environmental Compensation” the sub-rule (3) has been substituted namely: - “The Central Pollution Control Board shall prepare and recommend guidelines for imposition and collection of Environmental Compensation from producers and entities involved in refurbishment and recycling of waste battery, in case of non-compliance of these rules. The Central Pollution Control Board may consult the Committee for Implementation constituted under rule 15. The recommended guidelines shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for concurrence.”
