**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) released the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, effective August 24th, 2022, to manage waste batteries in an environmentally sound manner. The rules are based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and apply to all battery types. Producers must use a minimum percentage of domestically recycled materials in new batteries from FY 2027-28 onwards.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022:**
* Published on August 24th, 2022, by MoEF&CC.
* Covers all types of batteries: Electric Vehicle, portable, automotive, and industrial.
* Based on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) concept.
* **Producer Responsibilities:**
* Annual targets for collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries.
* Mandatory use of minimum percentage of domestically recycled materials in manufacturing new batteries from FY 2027-28 onwards.
* **EPR Portal:**
* Centralized online portal for registration of producers/recyclers/refurbishers.
* Facilitates exchange of EPR certificates and filing of returns.
* 4022 producers and 487 recyclers registered on the portal.
* Approximately 58.26 lakh tonnes of battery waste has been recycled after the notification of rules.
* **Formalization of Informal Sector:**
* Project initiated to upgrade informal sector capacity through recycling clusters under MSE-CDP.
* MeitY transferred Li-ion battery recycling technology to industries and start-ups.
* **Government Schemes:**
* PLI-ACC scheme ('National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage') approved in May 2021 with an outlay of Rs. 18,100 Crore for 50 GWh ACC capacity.
* 'Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme' launched by Ministry of Mines to develop recycling capacity for critical minerals from E-waste and spent Lithium-ion Batteries (LiBs).
* **Collaboration:**
* MoEF&CC facilitated MoU between CSIR laboratories and recycler organizations for technology transfer and technical support.
**Impact Analysis**
**Battery Producers (including importers)**
* **Impact:** Producers are obligated to meet annual collection and recycling targets, use recycled materials, and register on the EPR portal.
* **Action Required:** Register on the EPR portal, plan for collection and recycling of waste batteries, and prepare for incorporating recycled materials in manufacturing by FY 2027-28.
**Recyclers/Refurbishers**
* **Impact:** Recognition under the EPR mechanism allows for the exchange of EPR certificates and revenue generation. Formalization of the informal sector is encouraged.
* **Action Required:** Register on the EPR portal to generate EPR certificates and participate in the recycling process.
**CSIR Laboratories (NML, AMPRI, CECRI)**
* **Impact:** Collaboration with recycler organizations to facilitate technology transfer and support for advanced recycling.
* **Action Required:** Provide technology transfer and technical support to establish recycling infrastructure and secure critical mineral supplies.
**Indian Cell Manufacturers**
* **Impact:** Catalyst to set up cell manufacturing unit
* **Action Required:** Setup a cell manufacturing unit with the support of the "National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage" and "Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme" schemes.
Key Entities Referenced
Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022: Rules for environmentally sound management of waste batteries based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Concept requiring producers to collect, recycle, or refurbish waste batteries.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC): The ministry that published the Battery Waste Management Rules and is facilitating various initiatives related to battery recycling.
National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage: PLI-ACC scheme to boost indigenous ACC battery manufacturing.
Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme: Scheme launched by the Ministry of Mines to develop recycling capacity for critical minerals from sources like E-waste and spent Lithium-ion Batteries (LiBs).
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CIRCULAR ECONOMY
OF BATTERIES
प्रव तथ: 18 DEC 2025 2:45PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India has published
the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 24th August, 2022 for environmentally sound management
of waste batteries. These rules cover all types of batteries viz. Electric Vehicle batteries, portable batteries,
automotive batteries and industrial batteries. The rules are based on the concept of Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR) where the producers, including importers, of batteries have been given annual
targets for collection and recycling or refurbishment of waste batteries against the batteries placed in the
market. The rules mandate producers to use minimum percentage of domestically recycled materials in
manufacturing of new batteries from FY 2027-28 onwards.
Centralized online EPR portal has been developed for registration of producers and recyclers/ refurbishers,
exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers/ refurbishers and filing returns by
producers and recyclers/ refurbishers. So far, 4022 producers and 487 recyclers have been registered under
these rules on the EPR portal. After the notification of these rules, around 58.26 lakh tonnes of battery
waste has been recycled. EPR mechanism under Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 recognise only
EPR certificates generated by registered recyclers. The EPR mechanism encourages formalisation of
informal sector to generate revenues from exchange of EPR certificates with producers, in addition to the
revenue generated from sale of recycled materials.
To upgrade informal sector into formal value chain, a project on ‘Informal Sector Capacity Building
Upgradation with formation of recycling clusters under the Scheme ‘Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster
Development (MSE-CDP) of MSME’ has been initiated by MeitY. MeitY has transferred the cost-effective
Li-ion battery recycling technology indigenously developed by Centre for Material for Electronics
Technology (C-MET) to several recycling industries and start-ups as part of Mission LiFE under ‘Promote
circularity campaign’.
The Government has approved the PLI-ACC scheme ‘National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell
(ACC) Battery Storage’ in May 2021, with an outlay of Rs. 18,100 Crore for 50 GWh ACC capacity. This
initiative has acted as a catalyst for Indian cell manufacturers to setup a cell manufacturing unit. Apart
from the PLI beneficiaries, more than 10 companies have announced setting up cell manufacturing unit for
more than 100 GWh additional capacity. Ministry of Mines has launched the scheme ‘Critical Mineral
Recycling Incentive Scheme’ aimed at developing the recycling capacity in the country for extraction of
critical minerals from secondary sources such as E-waste, spent Lithium-ion Batteries (LiBs), and other
scrap.
Further, MoEF&CC facilitated the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between CSIR laboratories,
like National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute
(AMPRI) and Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), and recycler organisations, tofacilitate technology transfer and technical support to establish state-of-the-art recycling infrastructure,
support domestic waste recycling, and secure critical mineral supplies through advanced recycling
processes.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST
AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, in a written reply to a question in Rajya
Sabha today.
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VM
(Rajya Sabha US Q2119)
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