Initiatives under EPA

Spoiler

India is pioneer in Environment legislations but Implementation is poor

1. Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2020

Acc. to CPCB

• 26000 tonnes of plastic waste
  • 80% goes uncollected
• Plastic burning releases Dioxins

• Types of Plastics
• PWMR - 2020

2. e-Waste Management Rules, 2016

50mn tonnes of e-waste produced globally

• India is the 5^th country in producing e-waste

• discarded e-waste
• 21 types of e-wastes
• Extended Producer Responsibility
  • Who is the Producer
• e-waste management rules of 2011 ➡️ also had EPR
• collection targets ➡️ listed
• Deposit Refund Scheme
• Rule 16 Also refer:
• R2 Code of Practice
• Global Plastic Treaty 2024

3. Environment Impact Assessment, 2018 Rules

• EIA 2018

4. Eco-sensitive Zone

• Sec-3 of EPA 1986
• Meaning of ESZ
• ESZ meaning in 1986
• ESZ Introduction in 2002
• Activities in ESZ
• Activities not allowed
• Regulated Activities

5. Coastal Regulation Zones

• CRZ Meaning
• Kinds of Coastal Areas
  • CRZ - 1
  • CRZ - 2
  • CRZ - 3
  • CRZ - 4
• 2018 Notification

6. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

As per MoEFCC

• 1,33,760 metric tonnes/day of MSW

• Meaning of MSW
• Challenges in Managing MSW

7. Bio-medical Waste, 2016 Rules

• What is Bio-medical Waste
• Colour Coded Bins