Section 3 in The Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
3. Definitions. -
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a)"Act" means the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986);(b)"carry bags" means bags made from any plastic material, used for the purpose of carrying or dispensing commodities but do not include bags that constitute or form an integral part of the packaging in which goods are sealed prior to use;(c)"Commodities" mean articles; including but not limited to vegetables, fruits, pharmaceuticals, food grains and the like;(d)"Compostable plastics" mean plastic that undergoes degradation by biological processes during composting to yield CO 2, water, inorganic compounds and biomass at a rate consistent with other known compostable materials and does not leave visible, distinguishable or toxic residue;(e)"Consent" means the consent to establish and operate from the concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee granted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981);(f)"Disintegration" means the physical breakdown of a material into very small fragments;(g)"Extended producer's responsibility (EPR)" means the responsibility of a manufacturer of plastic carry bags, and multilayered plastic pouches and sachets and the brand owners using such carry bags and multilayered plastic pouches and sachets for the environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life;(h)"Food-stuffs" mean ready to eat food products, fast food, processed or cooked food in liquid, powder, solid or semi-solid form;(i)"manufacturer" means any person who manufactures plastic carry bags or multilayered plastic pouches or sachets or like;(j)"Municipal authority" means Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Nagar Palika, Nagar Nigam, Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Council including Notified Area Committee (NAC) or any other local body constituted under the relevant statutes and, where the management and handling of municipal solid waste is entrusted to such agency;(k)"multilayered plastic pouch or sachet" means a pouch or sachet having at least one layer of plastic in combination with one or more layers of packaging material such as paper, paper board, metalised layers or aluminium foil, either in the form of a laminate or co-extruded structure;(l)"Plastic" means material which contains as an essential ingredient a high polymer and which at some stage in its processing into finished products can be shaped by flow;(m)"Plastic waste" means any plastic product such as carry bags, pouches or 7 [multilayered plastic pouch or sachet etc.], which have been discarded after use or after their intended life is over;(n)"registration" means registration with the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee concerned, as the case may be, of units manufacturing plastic carry bags, multilayered plastic pouch or sachet or recycling of plastic waste;](o)"Virgin plastic" means plastic material which has not been subjected to use earlier and has also not been blended with scrap or waste;(p)"Waste management" means the scientific reduction, re-use, recovery, recycling, composting or disposal of plastic waste;(q)"Waste pickers" mean individuals or groups of individuals engaged in the collection of plastic waste.'(b) "Carry bags" mean all plastic bags used to carry commodities, including self-carrying features;'. '(g) "Extended producer's responsibility (EPR)" means the responsibility of a producer or manufacturer of plastic carry bags and multilayered plastic pouches or packages for the environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life. This responsibility also applies to all manufacturers using such packaging;'.'(i) "Manufacturer" means any producer who manufactures plastic carry bags, multilayered packaging, pouches and the like or uses such materials in packaging of a product;'.'(k) "Multilayered plastics" mean any material having a combination of more than one layer of packaging material such as paper, paper board, polymeric materials, metalised layers or aluminium foil, either in the form of a laminate or co-extruded structure;'. '(n) "Registration" means registration of units manufacturing or recycling carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastics with the concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be;'.
