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title: "Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Explained"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Extended Producer Responsibility is an environmental policy principle that makes producers financially and physically accountable for the post-consumer treatment and disposal of their products.
- How does Extended Producer Responsibility differ from the polluter pays principle?
- What is a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO)?
- How are EPR obligations enforced in India?
- What is eco-modulation in an EPR scheme?

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In 2022 India's Ministry of Environment notified detailed EPR guidelines for plastic packaging, requiring producers and importers to register on the CPCB portal and meet annual recycling targets through tradable EPR certificates.

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