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EPR is also an Authorisation and permission that is granted by the Pollution Control Board to the Producers, Importers, and Brand Owners of Plastic waste as per the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016. PIBO (Producer, Importers, and Brand Owners) organisations are required to get them registered with Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board. PIBO that bring plastic waste into the market by their products is responsible to collect, segregate, and transport the plastic waste on their own, or engaging with Waste Management Agencies, or Urban local bodies. PIBO organisations have to get the authosiation and submit the EPR plan.

Hazardous waste authorisation means a permission and a certificate for the generation, storage, collection, handling, treatment, transport, reuse, recycling, recovery, pre-processing, utilisation and disposal of hazardous waste which can be explosive, and toxic and can be dangerous to human health, and environment. These hazardous waste are released into the environment by different industrial processes, activities, and physical, chemical, and biological reactions that take place during the production a certain substances or product. These hazardous waste are included in the schedule 1, Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Any person or industry, occupier and factory which is engaging in any hazardous activity scheduled under 1, 2 and 3 needs to take permission from the Pollution Control Board.

Biomedical waste authorisation is the permission granted by the prescribed authority which is the State Pollution Control Board of the respective State or the Union Territory to the healthcare facilities irrespective of the size. The occupier of the health care facility which generate the biomedical waste has the prime responsibility to segregate the liquid chemical waste and biomedical solid waste at the source. This means that occupier has to ensure that the biomedical waste is collected and segregated into different colored non chlorinated plastic bags (Yellow, Red, Blue)system while handing over the biomedical waste to CBWTF (common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility), or the operator of the facility. Health care facility and CBWTF, or biomedical facility has to obtain an biomedical certificate from the pollution control board to operate such facility in accordance with the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Forest NOC is required for the diversion of any land area or parcel which is a part of notified protected area and reserved forest under the Indian Forest Act 1927. The industrial, commercial and residential activities having an access of the forest land to the project site in whichever manner are required to take the prior approval for the diversion of the land or the forest clearance under the Forest Conservation Act 1980. No use or access can be allowed of the forest land without taking the forest NOC from the Forest Department of the respective State Government and Central Government.

Wildlife NOC is required for any activity and any project that is being proposed by the user agency which requires the diversion of land or habitat of the wildlife under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. Wildlife means any protected area, National park, Sanctuaries or any other forest that is notified under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 by the MoEF. There are certain activities that may be permitted by the Standing Committee of NBWL (National Board for Wildlife) and some activities that are restricted completely by the Ministry of Environment & Forest. The user agency or the Project proponent are required to take the prior approval and the NOC for the Wildlife to take up any activity under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.