Statutes for Battery Management and Handling - Acts and Rules: Water Pollution Control Act, 1974 Air Pollution Control Act, 1981 Environment Protection Act, 1986 Hazardous Waste Management and Handling Rules, 1989 Battery Management and Handling Rules, 2001 Plastic Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2016 Draft Battery Waste Management Rules, 2020 Important Links: Central Pollution Control Board Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change