Published in the Gazette of India, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (i)] Ministry of Environment, Forest and C… — The environment (protection) act, 1986

[Published in the Gazette of India, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (i)] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification New Delhi, the 18 th March , 2016 G.S.R 320(E).― Whereas the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 published vide notification number S.O 249 (E) , dated 4 th February, 2011 by the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, as amended from time to time, provided a regulatory frame work for management of plastic waste generated in the country; And whereas, to implement these rules more effectively and to give thrust on plastic waste minimization, source segregation, recycling, involving waste pickers, recyclers and waste processors in collection of plastic waste fraction either from households or any other source of its generation or intermediate material recovery facility and adopt polluter's pay principle for the sustainability of the waste management system, the Central Government reviewed the existing rules; And whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986),the draft rules, namely, the Plastic Waste Management, Rules, 2015 were published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment , Forest and Climate Change vide number G.S.R. 423(E), dated the 25 th May, 2015 in the Gazette of India, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And Whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 25 th May, 2015; And Whereas the objections and suggestions received within the said period from the