1. PWM Rules
Notified on 18th march 2016

3. Producers Primary responsibility for collecting the waste Brand owners generated by their products → EPR
Retailers & Street vend Only give out p-bags on payment that are labelled, have to pay to local body
Manufacturers Registrate, no manufacturing of non-recyclable multilayered plastic after two years
PCB Authority of enfocement of the rules PCC
State gov Constitute State Level Advisory Committee
Local body Give support, set up sytem for PWM, bye laws
Affected by policy
Policy makers Monitoring

4. Timeframe 18th march 2016 onwards
Tasks
Stakeholder
Timeframe 18th march 2016 onwards
Registration of producers with SPCB
Producers/ Brand owners
3-6 months
Modalities to ensure EPR (To be submitted to PCB)
New Producers/ Brand owners
6 months
Modalities to ensure EPR
Existing Producers/ Brand owners
1 year
Implementation of EPR
2 years
Phase out manufacturing and use of mullti-layered plastics
Producers/ Manufacturers
Set up system for plastic waste management
Local body
Set up system for retailers to register

5. Plastic generation and collection system
Manufactures manufacture the plastic raw material which is used by the producers to manufacture plastic bags or plastic wrappers where they wrap the commodities of brand owners
Producers, Importers and Brand Owners have primary responsibility for collection. They need to establish a system for collecting back the plastic waste generated due to their products and give it to the PCB
PCB and PCC shall be the authority for enforcement of the provisions of these rules relating to registration, manufacture of plastic products and multilayered packaging, processing and disposal of plastic wastes

6. Producers Apply within three months to PCB for registration
Within six moths producers shall work out modalities for waste collection system based on EPR and involving State UDD, either individually or collectively, through their own distribution channel or through local body
No producer shall manufacture or use any plastic or multilayered packaging without registration after six months
Maintain a record of details of the persons engaged in supply of plastic used as raw material to manufacture plastic bags or multilayered packaging
The PCB shall not renew registration of producer unless the producer possesses an action plan endorsed by the Secretary of UD for setting of PWM system

7. Brand owner State government
The Brand Owners whose consent has been renewed (from PCB for collecting back the products) before the notification of these rules shall submit such plan within one year from the date of notification of these rules and implement within two years.
State government
The State government or the union Territory shall, for effective monitoring of implementation of these rules, constitute a State Level Advisory Committee that meats at least every six months.

8. Local body
The local body has to set up a system for plastic waste management and shall seek assistance of producers. Such system shall be set up within one year
The local body has to frame bye-laws incorporating the provisions of these rules
The local body has to make sure that retailers and street vendors registrate and pay at least 4000 RP a month if they want to sell plastic carry-bags or plastic wrapped products

9. Manufacturer
- Nobody is allowed to manufacture plastic carry bags or multilayered packaging without having obtained registration by PCB
No manufacturing of non-recycable multilayered plastics at all after two years

10. Labelling
Information on every bag/multilayered packaging (in English):
Name, registration number of the manufacturer and thickness in case of carry bag. Carry bags shall not be less than fifty microns in thickness
Name and registration number of the manufacturer in case of multilayered packaging
Name and certificate number in case of carry bags made from biodegradable plastic

11. Retailers and street vendors
Retailers or street vendors are not allowed sell commodities to consumer in carry bags or plastic sheet or multilayered packaging which are not labeled. If they do, they have to pay fines (written in bye-laws)
The shopkeepers and street vendors willing to provide plastic carry bags shall register with local body and have to pay at least 4000 Rs a month
The registered shop keepers shall display at prominent place that plastic carry bags are given on payment and shall only give them out on payment

12. Annual Reports
30th April: Every person engaged in downcycling or processing of plastic waste Local body
30th June: Local body Secretary of UDD
31st July: PCB/PCC CPCB Report about implementation of the rules
31st August: CPCB Central Government - Report about use and management of plastic waste