e-waste recycling

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1339
TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021
e-waste recycling
1339. 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;

and

(b) the steps Government has taken to properly implement the e-waste (Management)

Rules, 2016, simplify regulatory mechanisms, and constant monitoring and regulation at certain intervals?

ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) The percentage of e-waste collected, dismantled & recycled/ disposedout of the total

e-waste generated in the country from twenty-one (21) types of electrical and electronic

equipment (EEE) notified Under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 during the last

Financial Year

Generation

Quantity of e-waste collected, dismantled & recycled / disposed

 

 

Tonnes

Tonnes

(%)

2017-18

 

708,445.00

69,414.0 9.79

9.79

2018-19

 

7,71,215.00

1,64,663.0 21.35

21.35

2019-20

10,14,961.21

2,24,041.0 22.07

22.07

 

 

(b) Following Steps have been taken by the government for implementation of the E- Waste (Management) Rules, 2016:

  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 and submitted before Hon’ble NGT

(PB).

  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. 400 dismantlers/recyclers of e-waste are operating in 20 States namely Andhra

Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu

& Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab,

Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

These authorized dismantlers/ recyclers have annual processing capacity is

10,68,542.72 tonnes.

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. CPCB regularly conducts EPR camp for applicant producers for guidance.

  1. FAQ has been prepared and placed on the web site of CPCB for stakeholders.
  2. 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.