Disposal of e-waste in the country

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1007
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022
Disposal of e-waste in the country
1007. DR. VIKAS MAHATME:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of e-waste disposed out of the total e-waste generated in the country

during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) steps that Government has taken to properly implement the E-Waste (Management)

Rules, 2016; and

(c) whether Government has any proposal to provide simple regulatory mechanisms, and

constant monitoring and regulation at certain intervals under the E-Waste

(Management) Rules, 2016, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) Under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, twenty-one (21) types of electrical

and electronic equipment (EEE) have been notified. These notified EEE at the end of their

life becomes E-Waste. The input data for estimation of generation of e-waste is available

only from FY 2017 – 18 and for national level generation only.The percentage of e-waste

collected, dismantled & recycled/ disposed out of the total e-waste generated in the country

from twenty-one (21) types of EEE notified under the said rules during the last three years is

given below:

Financial Year Generation Quantity of e-waste collected, dismantled

                               & recycled / disposed

                        (Tonnes)                       (Tonnes)                       (%)

2017-18           7 ,08,445.00              69,414.0                    9.79

2018-19           7,71,215.00            1,64,663.0                  21.35

2019-20         10,14,961.21            2,24,041.0                22.07

(b) & (c) Following Steps have been taken by the government for effectiv

 

 

(b) & (c) Following Steps have been taken by the government for effective

implementation of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and constant monitoring

under the said rules:

  1. Implementation Guidelines for E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 comprising of

nine (9) specific guidelines have been prepared and uploaded on the web site of

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

  1. Guidelines for Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO) have been prepared

and uploaded on the web site of CPCB.

iii. The guidelines for environmental compensation charges (ECC) under e-waste

rules have been prepared in December, 2020.

  1. An Action Plan is in place for enforcement of the e-waste rules in the country, and

is being implemented through State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution

Control Committees (PCCs). SPCBs/PCCs are submitting quarterly progress

report as envisaged in the Action Plan through a web portal developed for this

purpose.

  1. CPCB through SPCBs/PCCs has established a system of continuous verification of

the producer’s system of collection and verification of their compliance including

collection target. The SPCBs/PCCSs also has to continuously verify the

dismantlers and recyclers of e-waste. SPCBs/ PCCs are required to submit their

quarterly progress report trough a web portal in the system.

  1. There are 468 authorised Dismantlers/Recyclers in 22 States/UTs having

processing capacity of 13,85,932.22tonnes.

vii. Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for grant of Extended Producer Responsibility

Authorisation (EPRA) under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 has been

prepared for applicant where guidance has been provided for how to fill up

applications.

viii. Monitoring mechanisms for effective implementation of the e-waste Rules are

detailed below:

 Annual and Quarterly returns fromExtended Producer Responsibility(EPR)

authorized Producers.

 Annual Returns from PROs.

 Annual returns from authorized Manufacturers, Dismantlers, Recyclers,

Refurbishers, Bulk Consumers to concerned SPCBs/PCCs.

 Annual Report from SPCBs/PCCs to CPCB.

 Annual Review Report from CPCB to MoEF&CC.

 Random verifications of dismantler/ recyclers to ensure compliance of CPCB

guidelines.

 Random inspection of EPRA producers (Collection centres) to ensure

compliance of EPR conditions.