DCPC, FICCI and CIPET push circular plastics agenda at Dehradun summit
At a summit in Dehradun on 14 November 2025, policymakers and industry leaders outlined India’s immediate priorities in recycling, EPR compliance and circular petrochemical manufacturing.
19 Nov 2025 | 70 Views | By Treya Sinha
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), along with FICCI and CIPET, held a summit on Recycling, Plastic Waste Management and Circular Economy in Dehradun on 14 November 2025.
The event brought together government officials, recyclers, converters and technology institutions to chart next steps for India’s plastics and petrochemicals value chain.
Delivering the keynote, DCPC secretary Nivedita Shukla Verma mapped the government’s current policy measures, the CCUS framework, BioE3 policy, strengthened EPR norms, the Plastic Waste Management Rules and NITI Aayog’s Waste to Wealth programme. She said institutions such as CIPET and the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) are “crucial to building cleaner processes and stronger industry–academia linkages,” adding that the sector must “accelerate the shift to circular manufacturing and adopt innovation-led recycling practices.”
Prabh Das, chair, FICCI’s Petrochemicals and Plastics Committee, stressed that India needs to upgrade waste systems end-to-end. “Strengthening waste collection and recycling mechanisms has to be a priority if we want real circularity,” he said. Arvind Mehta, chairman, AIPMA, called for sharper public communication, noting that “consumer awareness is central to responsible disposal,” while also highlighting the growing potential for India’s plastics exports.
Providing a market perspective, Nitesh Sharma, partner at BCG, said India has made “significant progress toward global circularity benchmarks,” crediting improved EPR implementation and growing investment in recycling technologies.
Deepak Mishra, joint secretary, petrochemicals, DCPC, added that the ministry is focused on “accelerating circular pathways and scaling resource recovery through innovation and partnerships.”
The summit served as a working platform for policymakers, industry and academia to review gaps in recycling, identify priority interventions and reaffirm the push towards a more efficient and circular petrochemical ecosystem.