UPSC Prelims 2019 – Question 78

Here is Question No. 78 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2019

Q78. In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?

(a) The Bio -medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
(b) The Recycled Plastic (Manufacturing and Usage) Rules, 1999
(c) The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
(d) The Food Safety and Standard Regulations, 2011

Answer: C

• In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in the e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. Extended producer responsibility is a practice and a policy approach in which producers take responsibility for management of the disposal of products they produce once those products are designated as no longer useful by consumers. Collection mechanism-based approach has been adopted, which includes collection centers, collection points, take back systems etc for the collection of e-waste by producers under Extended Producer Responsibility.

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