Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has moved from being a regulatory buzzword to a business-critical compliance requirement for brands operating in India. With increasing scrutiny from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), brands are now legally accountable for the entire…
EPR for Packaging Waste: What Every Brand, Importer, and Manufacturer Must Get Right (Before It’s Too Late) If you are a brand owner, importer, or manufacturer in India, chances are you’ve already heard about EPR for packaging waste — usually in the form of a…
EPR Annual Return Filing: A Practical, Ground-Level Guide for Producers, Importers, and Brand Owners If you are a Producer, Importer, or Brand Owner (PIBO) operating in India, chances are this question has crossed your mind more than once: You are not alone. EPR annual return…
In today’s complex regulatory environment, organizations face the challenge of ensuring compliance with a myriad of laws and regulations. A well-structured compliance program is essential for mitigating risks, enhancing operational efficiency, and building trust with stakeholders. This article will explore the key elements of a…
They Built a Killer Product. Then the Compliance Notice Arrived. The packaging was beautiful.The influencer campaign? Viral.Sales shot up, warehouses emptied—and just when the D2C founder started scaling into Tier 2 cities… Boom. “Notice under EPR obligations for use of plastic packaging. Failure to file…
Compliance Isn’t a Department Anymore. It’s Infrastructure. In 2025, Indian businesses don’t just face regulations.They face a web of overlapping, high-stakes mandates—from DPDP and BRSR to EPR, ESG, NABL, and more. And it’s not just large corporates on the hook anymore. If you’re a: …you’re…
Back in March 2025, we began assisting a Plastic Packaging Supplier based in Indore who’d been manually filing their EPR returns. Despite best efforts, their Q4 filing from last year had minor inconsistencies in SKU-level waste declarations. As a result, the Central Pollution Control Board…
Back in January 2025, a Retail Chain based in Mumbai came to us with a silent crisis brewing. They had signed up with three different PROs (Producer Responsibility Organizations) over the past year for their plastic waste obligations—but none were delivering consistent documentation. When CPCB…
Back in January 2025, we onboarded a Plastic Packaging Unit based in Surat who thought their internal accountant was managing the EPR filings just fine. Spoiler: he wasn’t. Three quarters of unfiled or wrongly filed returns had quietly piled up. One fine Monday morning, they…
In March 2025, I got a desperate call from the founder of an E-waste Importer based in Ahmedabad. His containers were held at customs. Why? He didn’t have a valid Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorization under the new e-waste rules. What stung the most? He…
In April 2025, a well-known plastic packaging company from Rajasthan approached us in panic. Their shipment to a major FMCG player was held up—why? They didn’t have an EPR registration or valid authorization from CPCB. No matter how clean their operations were, without CPCB registration…
I still remember the frantic call I got from a friend who runs a mid-sized electronics brand in Mumbai. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had slapped him with a notice for non-compliance with EPR obligations—and he had no clue what Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)…