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The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

Made under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Published
18 March 2016
Ministry
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Pages
31
Amendments
10
Gazette copy (PDF, 541 KB)

As first published. These rules have been amended since 18 March 2016. The amendments are listed below; read them with this copy.

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Amendments

Amendments made since these rules were first published. This list may not be complete yet.

  1. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (27 March 2018)
  2. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021 (12 August 2021)
  3. The Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2021 (17 September 2021)
  4. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (16 February 2022)
  5. The Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022 (6 July 2022)
  6. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (27 April 2023)
  7. The Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023 (30 October 2023)
  8. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (14 March 2024)
  9. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2025 (23 January 2025)
  10. The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (31 March 2026)