The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) in Madhya Pradesh, India, has created history by becoming the first urban body in the country to receive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) credits for recycling banned single-use plastic items.
Indore has implemented a complete ban on single use plastic items within the city.
The IMC seized about eight tonnes of such plastic, thereby stopping its spread.
Indore has been recognized as India’s cleanest city for the sixth consecutive year in the Central Government’s annual cleanliness survey.
EPR is an environmental policy approach in which the producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the consumer stage of the product’s life cycle.
Indore’s EPR credit is Rs 8,100, acknowledging IMC’s commitment to responsible waste management and sustainable practices
