The Indian government is considering amendments to the Extended Producers’ Responsibility (EPR) policy for automobile manufacturers whereby the latter would have to mandatorily use metals from scrapped vehicles for making new ones, government sources said on Wednesday, August 2.
They said that, as per the broad contours currently under consideration, automobile manufacturers would be mandated to use a minimum of 20 percent of metal from scrapped vehicle by 2026-27 for production of new vehicles and 30 percent by 2028-29.
The policy is being piloted by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) in consultation with the automobile industry, and covers both commercial and passenger car manufacturers.
Under the draft policy, each manufacturer will be required to meet EPR obligations including setting up collection centers for ‘end-of-life’ vehicles, their own or authorized scrapping facilities, and procure EPR certificates equivalent in kilograms of ferrous metal and scrap generated.
It has been estimated that currently there are 330 million registered vehicles across the country and three million are being added every year.