Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 | By Sudarshan Gurjar | UPSC, IAS, PCS

Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 | By Sudarshan Gurjar | UPSC, IAS, PCS

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 24th August 2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries.
The new rules have Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), (विस्तारित निर्माता ज़िम्मेदारी) of Waste Management, Principle of Polluter Pays.