Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (as amended)
2016 — EPR targets applicable from FY 2022-23 Rules & Deadlines
India’s environmental-compliance rules, in plain English
The governing rule, the regulator and the official portal for every obligation we handle — EPR, CBAM and ESG. Start here, then dive into the detailed guides.
Quick orientation: if you make, import or sell products in India, EPR almost certainly applies. If you export covered goods to the EU, CBAM applies. If you’re a large listed company, BRSR applies. Every card carries the official links — the rule document and the regulator’s portal — opening the government source in a new tab.
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
2022 — effective 1 April 2023Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Notified 22 August 2022Hazardous & Other Wastes Rules, 2022 — Schedule IX (Waste Tyre EPR)
Notified 21 July 2022Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025
Notified 6 Jan 2025 — in force 1 April 2025Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023
In force 1 April 2024Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025 — Chapter VIII
Notified 1 July 2025 (G.S.R. 438(E)) — in force 1 April 2026Environment (Construction & Demolition) Waste Management Rules, 2025 (superseding the C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016)
Notified 2025 — in force 1 April 2026Regulation (EU) 2023/956
Transitional 2023 · Definitive 2026SEBI BRSR Framework (2021)
Top 1,000 listed companiesSEBI BRSR Framework (2021)
Top 1,000 listed companiesOfficial documents2
Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (as amended)
2016 — EPR targets applicable from FY 2022-23E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
2022 — effective 1 April 2023Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Notified 22 August 2022Hazardous & Other Wastes Rules, 2022 — Schedule IX (Waste Tyre EPR)
Notified 21 July 2022Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025
Notified 6 Jan 2025 — in force 1 April 2025Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023
In force 1 April 2024Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2025 — Chapter VIII
Notified 1 July 2025 (G.S.R. 438(E)) — in force 1 April 2026Environment (Construction & Demolition) Waste Management Rules, 2025 (superseding the C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016)
Notified 2025 — in force 1 April 2026Regulation (EU) 2023/956
Transitional 2023 · Definitive 2026SEBI BRSR Framework (2021)
Top 1,000 listed companiesSEBI BRSR Framework (2021)
Top 1,000 listed companiesOfficial documents2
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