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A plastic credit is a transferable certificate indicative of the collection of a specified weight (e.g. one kilogram, one metric ton) of plastic waste. This measurement of waste is declared recovered or recycled, by the ownership of said certificate, that would otherwise have ended up in the natural environment.

Plastic credits are always measurable as well as verifiable units. They are a great opportunity for private companies to invest in regional collection and recycling infrastructure of the economy in which they operate.

In India, Extended Producers Responsibility was only introduced in 2016 in the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Amended guidelines came into force since 1 July 2022 and stated that primary responsibility for collection of used multi-layered plastic sachet or pouches or packaging is of Producers, Importers and Brand Owners (PIBOs) who introduce the products in the market.

The guidelines also detailed that the same PIBOs are expected to establish a system that collects back all the plastic waste generated due to their products.

Germany was the first country to formally set up and implement EPR once its definition included a dedicated waste management stream for household packaging waste. In the 30 years since then, the EPR system and channels have been modified multiple times and have simultaneously seen significant growth and development.

The Verpackungsverordnung, or Packaging Ordinance, was the legal framework for EPR, initially passed in 1991, by Das Kabinett Kohl IV with approvals from both the Bundestag and Bundesrat.

In this blog, we will walk through two successful case studies of EPR being implemented in OECD developed countries.

If your business deals with goods, their storage and organization are the most crucial points for your operations. Packaged products need to be handled with care to ensure their quality from the warehouse right into the hands of your consumers. Therefore, you need to implement effective warehouse systems to ensure efficiency and the optimal condition of your products. 

As a business owner, you execute many operations to ensure you meet your clients’ needs efficiently and timely. One of these operations is packaging and labeling. This process happens after production and entails how you’ll present your goods to the consumer.

Besides presentation, packaging protects your products, ensuring they reach your clients in one piece. In any company, all operations require efficiency for maximum productivity and achieving your bottom line. Efficiency is also crucial in packaging and labeling.

With increasing amounts of waste to manage and dispose, governments pondered the question of accountability.

Whether consumers or producers should both be held responsible for the waste they collectively create and use is continuously debated and the weightage of this divided responsibility is constantly recalibrated.

Today’s population has got to have the most conscious individuals concerning environmental preservation. Thus, more people continue to look for ways to live sustainably to meet their needs without negatively affecting the environment.

Sustainability means meeting today’s needs without depleting natural and physical resources. The aim is to protect the environment for the current and future generations.

You can easily adopt sustainability to your business in various ways. One way to do this is through your packaging.

Fruits are an essential part of our everyday meals-a reason why they're a necessity in most homes. People eat fruits to better and boost their health. And most of us depend on the market to get the ones that we crave to eat. Very few have grown fruits on their properties, bringing fruit farmers into the picture.