Paper And Paperboard Packaging Industry

Paper And Paperboard Packaging Industry is a key regulatory filing administered by MoEFCC (Category A) or SEIAA (Category B) for EC. CPCB for emission/effluent norms; State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for Consents + Hazardous Waste Authorisation + Plastic EPR registration; Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for ISI mark on QCO-notified paper grades; Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) for groundwater abstraction NOC (paper industry is water-intensive).. Filing is executed via - **PARIVESH Form 1, Form 1A, Form 1M, TOR Application, EIA/EMP Report, Form 4** (for ≥50 TPD paper mill). under **Environment (Protection) Act, 1986** + **EIA Notification 2006** — Schedule 1 **Item 5(b): "Pulp & paper industry"** — Category A (≥50 TPD production capacity) and Category B (<50 TPD). **Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 — Schedule I** — Effluent Standards for Pulp & Paper Industry — Notification **G.S.R. 425(E) dated 18.05.2016** (revised standards for pulp & paper, newsprint, rayon grade pulp). **Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974** — Section 25 (Consent to Establish + Consent to Operate). **Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981** — Section 21. **Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016** — Rule 5 (for chemical pulping waste). **Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016** (as amended 2021, 2022) — Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) registration mandatory for packaging producers using plastic. **Factories Act, 1948** — Section 6 + Section 7. **BIS Quality Control Orders** for paper/paperboard (e.g., IS 1060 for paper, IS 13926 for corrugated board).. Our specialist-led team ensures full compliance with statutory documentation, eligibility verification, and expedited government approval.