
PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
Plastic Waste Management Rules were published in March 2016. Thereafter there have been amendments in March 2018, August and September 2021, February and July 2022, April 2023 and in March 2024
PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES
By : MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
GEM is a market leader in plastic waste Extended Producer Responsibility (“EPR”) consultancy and fulfilment, catering to 150+ clients all over India.

SERVICES PROVIDED IN E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
- GEM and its group entities have built infrastructure for collecting & recycling plastic waste.
- Established a recycling capacity exceeding 200,000 MT nationwide.
- Managing 50+ Collection Centres and Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs).
- Partnering with 40+ Producer Waste Partners (PWPs).
- Operating across all States and Union Territories in India.

SERVICES PROVIDED IN PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AND EPR FULFILMENT
PLASTIC WASTE CATEGORY
CATEGORY I
Rigid plastic packaging
Example: PET bottles such as Pepsi bottles, hard plastic containers (HDPE) such as Plastic mugs or shampoo bottles and many more.
CATEGORY II
Flexible plastic packaging
Example: LDPE such as Bread or milk packets, PP such as ice-cream cups, BOPP Films used for food packaging, PVC such as PVC pipes and many more..
CATEGORY III
Multilayered plastic packaging (MLP)
Example: MLP such as Chips or Maggie packets and many more..
Beverage Carton (Tetra)
Example: TETRA packs such as Frooti or Real juice and many more ..
CATEGORY IV
Compostable Plastics
Example: Any packaging made of compostable plastics and many more..