The principle of Extended Producer Responsibility, requiring a manufacturer to take responsibility for a product even after it is discarded by the consumer, was introduced as a key feature of which of the following?

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B. The e Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. The e Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 were the first Indian environmental rules to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility as a core feature, making electronics manufacturers responsible for the environmentally sound handling of their products even after consumers discard them. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Battery Waste Management Rules each address different waste streams and were not the rules that first introduced this specific principle into Indian law. Hence option B correctly identifies where Extended Producer Responsibility was first introduced.

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A. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

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B. The e Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011

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C. The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016

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D. The Battery Waste Management Rules, 2001