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The rapid increase in the number of industries and the generation of plastic goods every day is becoming a threat to the environment. The use of the plastics superfluously is altering the food chain and inviting numerous life-threatening, epidemic diseases. Thus, managing these tons of waste products was a serious socio-economic concern faced by the government.

Under such circumstances, it was imperative for the government to take immediate steps and put their focus on sustainable development. There was a need for policies and strategies to bring control to the environment. For this, the government came up with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the year 2006 and introduced it into the Plastic Waste Management Rules. 

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) 

The new policy Extended Producer Responsibility was merely an extended policy for the producers that asks manufacturers to bear the responsibilities of their manufactured products. In a nutshell, the new policy asks the manufacturers to take every step of the manufacturing process with the utmost care and attention. Be it selecting raw materials, product design, or solely manufacturing the final production-- every step must be environment-friendly. Besides, EPRalso asks the organization to manage the packing units safely, even at the disposable stage.

The strategy aims to bring changes in the manufacturing sectors and shape the recycling industry completely. Extended Producer Responsibility asks producers and importers to bear the responsibility of the products in the whole product life-cycle. It demands organizations to set up a waste management team in order to arrange their product waste in an organized manner. It encourages manufacturers to produce products that are recyclable and bio-degradable. Plus, the policy takes commitment from the producer to design those products, which will have little effect on the environment.

Perks of Extended Producer Responsibility

1.      EPR reduces waste production in every stage of product manufacturing. That means there will be very little waste on the entire product life-cycle.

2.      The policy gives rise to the production of environmentally friendly products. Through EPR, manufacturers will produce bio-degradable and easily recyclable products. As the manufacturing of environmental products increases, the tilt of sustainable development also gets a rightwards shift, i.e., goes up in the safe zone. 

3.      Manufacturing costs are also lowered to a great extent. As there is less wastage of products in the product life-cycle, so there is less use of products, and hence the cost mathematically cuts down. Also, the creation of recyclable products adds an advantage of using the products once used to put in use again.

4.      Besides the necessary steps inside the organization, Extended Producer Responsibility also emphasis on encouraging the consumers on how to use their products. It involves creating awareness programs to engage the public and make them a part of the eco-friendly environment.

Within the fields of environmental waste management, chemical waste management and medical waste management, it is necessary to follow strict rules and regulations associated with proper waste disposal. The rules of waste disposal often go through several changes. There have been a lot of changes associated with the MSDS sheers and this has now given rise to the widespread usage of the SDS sheets. The acronym MSDS denotes material safety data sheet whereas SDS indicates safety data sheet. The MSDS has been the standard for material safety for a long time; nowadays there is an increased demand and usage of the SDS.

The whole point of shifting to the SDS was to increase the universal acceptance of data sheets and make them more useful. The SDS works as a single global standard which means that anyone in any part of the world can make use of the SDS in order to dispose of harmful chemical waste in a safe manner. The MSDS or SDS can include different types of crucial information such as the type and nature of the chemicals included in a material or reaction; the appropriate protocol that is to be followed if there is a spilling; things to do when the harmful chemical is ingested or breathed in; the things to do if it impacts the skin or eyes; concentration of these chemicals and the best ways to get rid of these chemicals in a safe way.

The MSDS or SDS can help in adhering to safe workplace practices so that the environment is protected at all times. The information presented in the MSDS or SDS is vital when it comes to assessing a risk and making use of ways by which such problems can be avoided. While the SDS itself does not work as the actual assessment, it can offer a detailed description of the possible hazards so that you can determine the probability of the hazards and come up with ways to avoid them. For this reason, it is extremely important to make use of MSDS/SDS services that can help you to practice optimum safety at all times.