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8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 17th September, 2009

[PARTII-SEC. 3{iQJ. . . ..

•

S.O. 2400(E).- The following draft of certain rules, which the Central Government

proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) and clause (d) of

sub-section (2) of section 6 and sections 8 and clause (b)' of sub-section (2) of

section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and in

supersession of the Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Ruies, 1999 except

as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, is hereby

published for the information of public likely to be affected thereby; and the notice is

hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on or

after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of this

notification as published in the Gazette of India are made available to public;

Objections or suggestions to proposals contained in the draft notification, if

any, may be addressed, within the period so specified, to the Secretary, Ministry of

Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New

Delhi-110 003 or electronically at e-mail address:secy-moef@nic.in;

The objections and suggestions which may be received from any person with

respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period so specified shall be

considered by the Central Government.

Draft notification

Short title and commencement-.

1. (1) These rules may be called the Plastics (Manufacture, Usage and Waste

Management) Rules, 2009.

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(2) They shall come in to force on the date of their final publication in the Official

Gazette.

2. Application.-

(a) the provisions of rule 5 shall not apply to the manufacture of carry bags

exclusively for exp!Jrtpurposes, against an order for export received by the

owner or occupier of the concerned manufacturing unit; .

(b) the manufacturer shall ensure that there shall not be any plastic bags in

the market other than those of the specified thickness, size and quality as

referred to in rule 5.

3. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Act" means the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986);

(b) "Biodegradable plastic" means compostable plastic;·

(c) "carry bags" means the plastic bags which have self carrying features for

carrying commodities;

(d) "Commodities" includes articles; but not limited to, such as vegetables,

fruits, pharmaceuticals, food grains, etc;

(e) "Compostable plastic" means plastic that undergoes degradation by

biological processes during composting to yield CO2, water, inorganic

compounds and biomass at a rate consistent with other known compostable

materials and does not leave visible, distinguishable or toxic residue;

(f) "consent" means the consent to establish and consent to operate from the

concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee

granted under the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution), 1974 (60 of

1974), and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution), 1981(14 of 1981);

(g) "Container" means flexible or rigid containers made of virgin plastics or

recycled plastics or biodegradable plastics with or without lid used to store,

carry or dispense commodities;

(h) "disintegration" means physical breakdown of a" material into very small

fragments;

(i) "food-stuffs" means ready to eat food products, fast food, processed or

cooked food in liquid, powder, solid or semi-solid form;

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10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PARTn-8EC. 3(ii)]'.

0) "Manufacturer" means any person who is involved in manufacturing of non-

degradable or degradable plastic carry bags, containers, multilayered or

metallic packaging, pouches, etc.;

(k) "post-consumer plastic waste" means any plastic product such as carry

bag or container or pouch or multilayered packaging, which is discarded after

use or after its intended life is over;

(I) "registration" means registration of units manufacturing carry bags and

containers made of virgin or recycled or biodegradable plastics with

concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as

the case may be;

(m)"user" means any person who uses carry bags or containers or pouches or

multilayered packaging for carrying, storing or dispensing of commodities;

(n) "Vendo.r" means a person who sells commodities in plastic carry bags or

containers;

(0) "Waste Management" means scientific reduction or reuse or recycling or

disposal of plastic wastes;

4. Prescribed Authority.- Prescribed authority means the authority

(a) for enforcement of the provisions of these rules related to manufacture and

recycling shall be the State Pollution Control Boards and the Pollution

Control Committees in respect of Union territories;

(b) for enforcement of the provisions of these rules related to the use,

collection, segregation, transportation and disposal of post consumer

plastic shall be the concerned municipal authority;

(c) to verify the Bureau of Indian Standards' specifications for carry bags and

containers made of plastics shall the State Pollution Control Board or

Pollution Control Committee, .as the case may be.

5. Conditions.- During course of manufacture, sale, stock, distribution and use

plastic carry bags, containers, pouches and multilayered packaging the following

conditions shall be fulfilled, namely: -

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(a) "carry bags and. containers made of virgin plastics shall be in natural

shade;

(b) no person shall use carry bags or containers made of recycled plastics or

biodegradable plastics for storing, carrying, dispensing or packaging of

food stuffs;

(c) carry bags and containers made of recycled or biodegradable plastics and

used for purpose of other than storing and packaging foodstuffs shall be

manufactured using pigments and colorants as per the Bureau of Indian

Standards' specifications: IS 9833: 1981 entitled "List of pigments and

colourants for use in plastics in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals

and drinking water";

(d) no person shall manufacture, stock, distribute or sell carry bags made of

virgin or 'recycled plastics or bio-degradable plastics, which are less than

12x18 inches (30X45 cms) in size and less than 40 microns in thickness;

(e) no person shall manufactute carry bags or containers or pouches or

multilayered packaging from biodegradable plastics unless these meet the

Bureau of Indian Standards' specifications: ISIISO 17088:2008 entitle1

"Specifications for Compostable Plastics"·.

(f) no person shall manufacture; stoCk, distribute or sell non-recyclable

laminated plastic or metallic pouches, multilayered packaging's, and other

non-recyclable plastics.

6. Recycling.- Recycling of pl~stics shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with

the Bureau of Indian Standards' specification: IS 14534: 1998 entitled" The

Guidelines for Recycling of Plastics"

7. Marking or codification.- Every manufacturer shall code or mark each carry bag

or container made of plastics, so as to ascertain whether it is made of "virgin

plastic" or "recycled plastic" or "bio-degradable plastic" as per the following

namely:-

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(a) the manufacturer of recycled carry bags or container shall code or mark each

carry bag and container as per the Bureau of Indian Standards' Specification:

IS 14534: 1998 entitled "The Guidelines for Recycling of Plastics" and the end

product made of recycled plastics shall be marked as "recycled" along with

indication of the percentage of use of recycled material;

(b) each carry bag or container made from biodegradable plastic shall bear a

code/mark as per Bureau of Indian Standards' Specification: ISIISO

17088:2008 entitled "Specifications for Compostable Plastics" and the end

product made of biodegradable plastics shall be marked "compostable" or

"biodeg~dable during composting";

(c) each carry bag or container shall be printed bilingually (English, Hindi or Local

language) with the following information namely:-

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

Name and address of the Manufacturer'I

Registration number granted by the concerned State Pollution ControlBoard or Pollution Control Committee;

Size and thickness of the carry bag or container.

;"

8. Protocols for plastic materials.-Determination of biodegradability and the

degree of disintegration of plastic material shall be as per the protocols of the

. Bureau of Indian Standards listed at the Annexure to these rules.

9. Registration.- The grant of registration certificate will be subject to the following

conditions, namely:-

(:) every occupier manufacturing or proposing to manufacture carry bags or

containers made of virgin plastics or recycled plastics or biodegradable

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plastics shall make an application in Form 1 appended to these rules to the

State Pollution C.ontrol Board or Pollution Control Committee of the Union

territory concerned for grant of registration or renewal of registration for his

unit, as the case may be;

(ii) on or after the commencement of these rules, no person shall manufacture

carry bags or containers irrespective of its size or thickness or quality unless

the occupier of the unit has registered his unit with the State Pollution Control

Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, prior to the

commencement of production;

(iii) the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee shall not

issue or renew the registration certificate to a unit unless the unit possesses a

valid consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

(6 of 1974) and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of

1981) as per the requirements laid down by the State Pollution Control Board

or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be;

(iv) every State Pollution Control Board o'r Pollution Control Committee shall grant

registration within thirty days of receipt of application, complete in all respects.

(v) the registration granted under this rule shall, unless revoked/suspended or

cancelled earlier, be valid for a period of three years:

Provided that the certificate of registration shall not be revoked or suspended

or cancelled unless the manufacturer shall be given an opportunity of hearing;

(vi) every application for renewal of registration shall be made in the Form 1

appended to these rules at least sixty days before the expiry of the validity of

registration.

[F. No. 17-212001-HSMD]

RAJIV GAUBA, Jt. Secy.

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THE GAZEITE OF INDIA; EXTRAORDINARY [PARTn-sEC. 3(iQ]

Annexure

Protocols for determination of biodegradability and the degree ofdisintegration of plastic materials

. (see rule8)

I. 15/150 14851: 1999 Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability

of plastic material in an aqueous medium-method by measuring the

oxygen demand in closed Respirometer

2. IS/ISO 14852: 1999 Determination of the ultim-ate aerobic biodegradability

of plastic material in an aqueous medium-method by analysis of evolveq

carbon dioxide

3. 15/150 14853: 2005 Plastics- Determination of the ultimate aerobic

biodegradability of plastic material in· an aqueous system-method by

measurement of biogas production--

4. ISIISO 14855-1 : 2005 Determination of the ultimate aerobic

biodegradability of plastic material under controlled composting conditions-

method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide (Part-1: General method)-

ultimate5. ISIISO 14855-2: 2007 Determination of the aerobic

biodegradability of plastics under controlled composting conditions-method,by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide,(Part-2: Gravimetric method)

6. ISIISO 15985: 2004 Plastics- Determination of the ultimate anaerobic Ibiodegradability and disintegration under high-solid anaerobic digestion

conditions- methods by analysis of released biogas-

7. 1811S0 16929: 2002 Plastics- Determination of degree of disintegration of

plastic materials under defined composting conditions in a pilot scale test----"----

8. IS/ISO 17556: 2003 Plastics- Determination of ultimate aerobic

biodegradability in soil by measuring the oxygen demand in a

Respirometer or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved

9. 15/150 20200:2004 Plastics- Determination of degree of disintegration of

plastic materials under simulated composting conditions in a laboratory

scale test

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FORM-I

[See rules 9(i) and 9(vi)]

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A UNIT FOR MANUFACTURE OFPLASTIC CARRY BAGS AND CONTAINERS

From: '" .

............ (Name and full address of the occupier)

To

The Member Secretary,

....................... Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee

Sir,

I/We hereby apply for registration under rule 9 of the Plastics (Manufacture,Usage and Waste Management) Rules, 2009.

PART-A

GENERAL

1.(a) Name of the unit and location ofactivity

(b) Address of the unit

(c) Registration required formanufacturing of :

(i) Carry bag virgin(ii) Carry bag recycled(iii) Containers virgin(iv) Container recycled

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(d) Manufacturing capacity

(e) In case of renewal of Registrationprevious Registration number anddate

2.(a) Is the unit registered with DCSSI orDepartment of Industries of the StateGovernl)1entlUnion TerritoryAdministration?

(b) If yes, attach a copy.

3.(a) Total capital invested on theproject

(b) Year of commencement ofproduction

4 (a-) List and quantum of products andby-products

(b) List and quantum of raw materialsused

5 Furnish a flow diagram ofmanufacturing process showinginput and output in terms ofproducts and waste generatedincluding for captive powergeneration and de-mineralizedwater

6 Minimum sizes of carry bags to bemanufactured. '(in any case itshould not be less than 12" x 18")

7. Status of compliance with rules5,6,7 and 8

PART-BPERTAINING TO LIQUID EFFLUENT AND GASEOUS EMISSIONS

8. (a) Does the unit' have avalid consent under theWater (Prevention andcontrol of Pollution) Act,1974 (6 of 1974)If yes, attach a copy .

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(b) Does the unit have avalid consent under theAir (Prevention andControl of Pollution) Act,1981 (14 of 1981)If yes, attach a copy

PART-CPERTAINING TO WASTE

9. Solid Wastes:

(a) Total quantum ofgenerationI (b) Mode of storage withinthe plant

I (c) Provision made fordisposal

Signature

Designation

Place:Date:

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