EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY COMPLIANCE UNDER HAZARDOUS & OTHER WASTES (MANAGEMENT & TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT) RULES, 2016
EPR for Oil Waste is a mandatory compliance obligation under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, and the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). It requires producers, importers, and brand owners (PIBOs) dealing in lubricating oil, industrial oil, and other petroleum-based products to take responsibility for the environmentally safe collection and channelization of used/waste oil for re-refining or co-processing.
Registration is completed on the CPCB portal and entities must fulfil annual collection and recycling targets for waste oil. Non-compliance attracts environmental compensation charges, import restrictions, and criminal liability under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
Lubricating oils, engine oils, hydraulic oils, industrial oils, transformer oils, and petroleum-based waste oils.
All entities producing, importing, or selling lubricating and industrial oils in India must comply.
Mineral oils, synthetic oils, semi-synthetic oils, bio-based lubricants, and all petroleum-derived oils.
Re-refining into base oil, Co-processing in cement kilns, Fuel blending, Energy recovery in approved facilities.
Determine whether your oil category, volume, and operations fall under waste oil EPR obligations.
Gather PAN, GST, incorporation certificate, IEC, and annual oil production or import volume data.
Create account on the CPCB EPR portal, fill the oil waste EPR application, and upload all documents.
Declare annual oil sales/import volume, set waste oil collection targets, and finalize recycler tie-ups.
CPCB reviews the application and grants EPR authorization for oil waste management upon approval.
Channel waste oil to registered recyclers, purchase oil credits if needed, and file returns on CPCB portal.
20–40 Working Days
Subject to CPCB portal processing1 Year (Annual Renewal)
Renewal before 31st March each yearCompetitive Rates
Based on oil category & annual volumeFull Compliance Support
Registration through annual filingAssistance in partnering with CPCB-registered waste oil re-refiners, co-processors, and recyclers across India.
Support in procuring waste oil EPR credits from the CPCB platform to fulfil annual collection shortfalls.
Expert handling of half-yearly and annual EPR return filing on the CPCB portal on your behalf.
Ongoing advisory on regulatory updates, new CPCB guidelines, and any changes in waste oil EPR rules.
Our specialists handle end-to-end oil waste EPR registration and ongoing compliance, so you can focus on your business.
