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Pradeep Kumar

27/07/21 10:00 AM IST

Steel Scrap Recycling Policy

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It provides a framework to facilitate and promote establishment of metal scrapping centers in India for scientific processing & recycling of ferrous scrap generated from various sources.

About the Policy
  • The policy framework provides standard guidelines for collection, dismantling and shredding activities in an organized, safe and environmentally sound manner.
  • The Policy enumerates responsibilities for setting up collection, dismantling centre and scrap processing centre, and the roles of aggregators and responsibilities of the Government, manufacturer and owner.
  • Steel Scrap Recycling Policy does not envisage setting up of scrap centres by the Government.
  • The role of Government is to be an enabler and provide a framework to facilitate the eco-system of metal scrapping in the country.
  • The decision to set up scrap centres is of entrepreneurs based on commercial considerations.  
  • The Scrapping Centres are approved and monitored by the authorized agencies of the State/Union Territory Governments.
  • The Policy does not envisage any additional monitoring mechanism thereby ensuring that there is no additional compliance burden.
Source: PIB

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