These rules, effective from April 1, 2025, are designed to ensure proper disposal and recycling of old vehicles. Key points include:
- Vehicle Manufacturers: They must meet recycling targets, take back old vehicles for scrapping, offer buy-back options, and report their activities to authorities.
- Vehicle Owners: Owners must send unusable vehicles to authorized collection or scrapping centers.
- Scrapping Centers: These centers will dismantle vehicles safely, sort reusable materials, and recycle them, providing certificates to manufacturers based on the processed materials.
- Testing Stations: These stations will assess vehicle fitness and report unfit vehicles to authorities.
- Penalties: Penalties will be imposed on non-compliant parties to address environmental damage caused by improper disposal.
- Online Portal: A new online portal will track and manage all activities related to vehicle disposal and recycling.
These rules aim to make vehicle disposal and recycling safer for the environment.
