Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022

 Key Points

• These regulations cover all types of batteries such as electric vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries and industrial batteries.
• Based on the concept of Extended Manufacturer Responsibility (EPR), battery manufacturers (including importers) are responsible for the collection and recycling/renewal of waste batteries and the use of waste materials in new batteries.
• The EPR mandates the collection of all waste batteries and sends them for recycling/renewal, and prohibits their disposal in landfills and incineration.
• These rules will make it possible to set up a centralized online portal for exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers/renewers to meet the obligations of the producers.

Reduce dependence on raw material

These rules encourage setting up of new industries and entrepreneurship in the collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries. Under this, by prescribing the use of a certain amount of recycled materials in the manufacture of new batteries, the dependence on new raw materials will be reduced and natural resources will be saved.