With its transparent, tech-driven and inclusive model, NEPRA is pioneering solutions for the challenges posed in the dry waste management sector. A glimpse of the same is listed below:

• Dealing with the linearity challenge of the waste management sector with a circular economy approach
• Utilising technology for scaling up the efficiency, structure, traceability and transparency while simultaneously reducing the health and safety risks.
• Pioneering a sustainable value chain for the RDF by sending them to the waste to energy plants/ cement plants/ boiler units etc.
• Enabling Zero-Waste to landfill events by managing the wastes which are generated extensively during these events
• Integrating, formalising and uplifting the waste pickers/BoEPs working in the informal sector
• Conducting awareness and sensitization sessions to diverse stakeholders on the right segregation practices to enable maximum recovery from the generated waste.

NEPRA is providing a state-of-the-art infrastructural system to efficiently and sustainably manage the growing waste crises of the country.

Since its inception, we have travelled extensively, as a PRO, to conduct training programs for various government officials as well as Plastic Manufacturing Associations etc. We have also been a part of various forums as speakers and voice on plastic waste management across the country. NEPRA also penned down its own draft guidelines for EPR Implementation, which were much appreciated in the industry.

We associate with PIBOs from the initial stage of EPR Action plan preparation. A detailed study of plastic packaging, its type etc. is carried out in order to identify the EPR liability targets. We support PIBOs throughout the process, helping them with compliance under the rules as and where required. This whole exercise has allowed us to understand the regulatory requirements and evolve our process to accommodate the same. Therefore, ‘EPR Connect- Towards Sustainable Future’ our initiative was launched with an aim to bring all stakeholders on a single platform to act on EPR under the PWM Rules. The initiative is technology-driven with software ‘EPR Connect Tool and Trac’ which adds to bring in more transparent and hassle-free EPR compliance. Added features like Audit by renowned big 4 third party and AI/OCR-based verification makes it unparalleled in the industry. NEPRA considers Awareness as a prominent tool to bring change and for the success of waste management related model. Therefore, we outreached 100+ schools and colleges across the country, 30+ ULBs etc. to sensitise them on Plastic Waste Management and its sustainable disposal. We are continuously expanding to scale up the quantities of Plastic waste managed under EPR. In that direction, we today are associated with multiple stakeholders including ULBs and Plastic Waste Processing Facilities (PWPF).

As a PRO, our ultimate goal is not only to meet compliance for PIBOs but to also ensure maximum recovery of plastic waste in the most sustainable, transparent and auditable way. We are constantly making efforts to create a plastic pollution free, clean and green India.