The Central Pollution Control Board on 10th September 2020 has revised Standard Operating Procedure for issuing certificate to manufacturers or sellers of compostable plastic carry bags or products.
The manufacturer/seller of compostable plastic carry bags shall apply to CPCB for the registration in Form-A (Manufacturer) (Annexure II) and Form-B (Seller) (Annexure III), along with the prescribed documents and an application number shall be assigned and confirmatory e-mail shall be sent to the applicant within three working days of receipt of the application by CPCB.
The Certificate in accordance with Rule 4(h) of the PWM Rules 2016 as amended, shall be issued within seven working days of submission of the application complete in all respects . A copy of the Certificate shall be provided to the concerned SPCB/ PCC. Format of certificate fo manufacturer and seller.
The certificate issued by CPCB shall be valid unless it is revoked for violation of conditions stipulated in the Certificate. However, if there is a there is a change in raw material/ production process or product, fresh application shall be filed to CPCB for issuing of fresh certificate.
Further, each plastic carry bag and multi-layered packaging shall have the information related to name and certificate number of manufacturer in case of carry bags made from compostable plastic printed in English on the bag and the manufacturer shall generate QR code based on the details provided in the certificate issued by CPCB and QR code shall be provided on each of the carrybag manufactured at the certified unit.
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