India, Sept. 22 -- The government will examine key demands of the recycling industry and pursue necessary reforms on a fast-track basis, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday. Addressing the Material Recycling Association of India's (MRAI) National Seminar on India's Critical Mineral Recycling Ecosystem and Circular Economy, the minister said strengthening recycling would be important for India's resource security and circular economy ambitions.

Industry representatives raised several policy concerns during the seminar, including the mandatory Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) requirement for scrap imports, import duties on aluminium scrap and reforms to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework...