India, May 4 -- The Union environment ministry is set to roll out a common Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) portal, a move aimed at streamlining compliance, improving traceability and scaling India's recycling ecosystem, even as industry and policymakers flagged persistent gaps in implementation and institutional coordination.

The upcoming unified portal, under development by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), is expected to integrate multiple waste streams and address operational bottlenecks identified through extensive stakeholder consultations, an official said, at a conference on May 4, 2026. The platform is being designed to be more user-friendly and responsive to challenges faced by produce...