With reference to the Draft Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Amendment Rules, 2026, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The draft amendments restrict the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework exclusively to the recovery of steel from scrapped vehicles.
2. The amendments mandate a progressive increase in the minimum recycled content of steel in vehicles, aiming for 60% by 2055.

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2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because the 2026 draft amendments expand EPR beyond steel to include all waste streams like used oil, tires, batteries, e-waste, plastics, and glass. Statement 2 is correct as the rules introduce a mandate to increase the minimum recycled content of steel in vehicles to 60% by 2055.