Non-Ferrous Metals EPR
for Refurbishers
Who qualifies as a Refurbisher, what you must do under the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025 — Chapter VIII, and how Social Lab runs the entire obligation for you.
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You’re a Refurbisher under Non-Ferrous Metals EPR if…
Repairs/assembles used non-ferrous-metal products to extend their life; may be issued refurbishing certificates.
Five categories must register with CPCB: manufacturer, producer, collection agent, refurbisher and recycler. No one in these categories may operate without registration, and registered entities may deal only with other registered entities. “Producer” includes importers. A “bulk consumer” (using 1,000+ tons of listed non-ferrous products a year, including e-retailers) has obligations but is not a registration category.
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Non-ferrous metals in scope
The scope you register and report against as a Refurbisher.
Non-Ferrous Metals EPR is applicable only to products listed in Schedule X of the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025.
What a Refurbisher must do — and how we handle it
Four responsibilities sit with you under the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025 — Chapter VIII. We can carry all four.
As a Refurbisher, you register on the official Non-Ferrous Metals EPR portal and declare the correct role and category.
We confirm your obligation and complete the registration for you — correct role, correct category.
Schedule-XI recycling targets ramp up: 10% (2026-27), 10% (2027-28), 30% (2028-29), 30% (2029-30), 50% (2030-31), 50% (2031-32), 75% (2032-33). The producer bears sole responsibility for meeting the target; the CPCB Steering Committee may revise it.
We meet your annual targets through verified channels and the EPR-certificate / credit system.
File accurate Non-Ferrous Metals EPR returns on the portal every cycle, backed by clean records.
We prepare and submit every return accurately and on time.
Environmental Compensation applies to non-compliant manufacturers, producers, collection agents, refurbishers or recyclers (registered or not). Payment doesn’t cancel the EPR target (unfulfilled targets carry forward up to 3 years). Refunds are graduated — 85% within one year, 60% within two, 30% within three, nil after. Recyclers over-generating certificates above 5% of actual recycling face temporary revocation; repeat violations, permanent revocation.
We keep your documentation audit-ready so you’re protected from Environmental Compensation.
Compliance you can forget about
We take the whole Non-Ferrous Metals EPR obligation off your plate and stand behind every filing — backed by EPR specialists and a track record across India.
Talk to our EPR team →From registration to target fulfilment to audit — managed on your behalf, not just explained.
Every filing is reviewed by an EPR subject-matter expert before it goes out.
On-ground in Maharashtra, serving companies across the country.
550+ companies advised across every notified EPR stream.
Other roles under Non-Ferrous Metals EPR
Many businesses register in more than one role. Here’s the rest of the Non-Ferrous Metals EPR map.
Registers on the portal; collects scrap generated during manufacturing and is subject to recycled-content provisions; files half-yearly returns.
See the Manufacturer obligation → ProducerAny entity that makes/sells non-ferrous-metal products under its own brand, sells such products under its brand, sells imported such products under its own/original brand, or imports used devices/products/scrap; bears the EPR recycling targets.
See the Producer obligation → Collection AgentCollects scrap of non-ferrous metals at collection points and supplies it to registered recyclers.
See the Collection Agent obligation → RecyclerRecycles scrap of non-ferrous metals; CPCB generates EPR certificates in its favour.
See the Recycler obligation →Companies we handle Non-Ferrous Metals EPR for
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Which non-ferrous metal products are covered under this EPR?
Non-Ferrous Metals EPR is applicable only to products listed in Schedule X of the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025.
Who is a Refurbisher under Non-Ferrous Metals EPR?
Repairs/assembles used non-ferrous-metal products to extend their life; may be issued refurbishing certificates.
Does a Refurbisher have to register for Non-Ferrous Metals EPR?
Five categories must register with CPCB: manufacturer, producer, collection agent, refurbisher and recycler. No one in these categories may operate without registration, and registered entities may deal only with other registered entities. “Producer” includes importers. A “bulk consumer” (using 1,000+ tons of listed non-ferrous products a year, including e-retailers) has obligations but is not a registration category.
What are the Non-Ferrous Metals EPR targets?
Schedule-XI recycling targets ramp up: 10% (2026-27), 10% (2027-28), 30% (2028-29), 30% (2029-30), 50% (2030-31), 50% (2031-32), 75% (2032-33). The producer bears sole responsibility for meeting the target; the CPCB Steering Committee may revise it.
What happens if a Refurbisher doesn’t comply?
Environmental Compensation applies to non-compliant manufacturers, producers, collection agents, refurbishers or recyclers (registered or not). Payment doesn’t cancel the EPR target (unfulfilled targets carry forward up to 3 years). Refunds are graduated — 85% within one year, 60% within two, 30% within three, nil after. Recyclers over-generating certificates above 5% of actual recycling face temporary revocation; repeat violations, permanent revocation.
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