Assessment of generation of e-waste

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 675
TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021
Assessment of generation of e-waste
675. SHRI NEERAJSHEKHAR:

(a) the details of e-waste generated during 2019, 2020 and 2021 so far, in the country,

State-wise;

(b) the details of deaths reported due to e-waste in the country during 2018, 2019, 2020

and 2021 so far, State-wise;

(c) whether Government has assessed the increase in e-waste generation in the country year by year;

(d) if so, the details thereof and corrective steps taken in this regard; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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 amended time to time, twenty-one (21)

types of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has 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 the year 2017-18 and for national level generation only. State Wise

data on e-waste generation is not available. Information on national level e-waste generation

is available financial year (FY) wise for the FY 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 and is given

in the table below:

S.No. Financial year Estimated Generation

(Tonnes)

% Increase

  1. 2017-2018 7,08,445 NA
  2. 2018-2019 7,71,215 8.86%
  3. 2019-2020 10,14,961.2 31.60%

(b) No deaths have been reported due to E-Waste.

(c) Yes, Government has assessed the increase in E-Waste in the country during 2017-18,

2018-19 and 2019-20. The formula for estimation of E-Waste generation involves sale of

EEE. Scrutiny of sales data reveal that there have been continuous increases in the sales

data since 2007-08 and hence there is an increase in E-Waste generation. The assessment

of e-waste generation is being carried out year wise. The increase in the generation of EWaste is given in the table above.

(d) The corrective steps regarding increase of E-Waste generation have been taken and are

given below:

 Management of e-waste is regulated under the frame work of E-Waste (Management)

Rules, 2016 as amended time to time. The said rules are effective from 01.10.2016

and have the following specific objectives:

(i) Extended Responsibility to producers to manage a system of E-waste collection,

storage, transportation and environmentally sound dismantling and recycling

through EPR Authorization (EPRA).

(ii) To promote and encourage establishment of an efficient e-waste collection

mechanism.

(iii) To promote Environmentally Safe & Sound Recycling through authorized

dismantlers and recyclers of e-waste.

(iv) To minimize illegal recycling / recovery operations.

(v) Reduce Hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic components.

 

 As per the rules, CPCB is issuing EPR authorization to the producers of EEE along

with e-waste collection targets on annual basis. As per the information provided by

CPCB, a total no of 1766 Producers have been registered for EPR Authorization and

also 57 Producers Responsibility Organizations (PROs) have obtained registration.

 Presently 400 dismantlers/recyclers of E-Waste are operating in 20 States namely

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himacahal Pradesh,

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

Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West

Bengal. These authorised dismantlers/recyclers have annual processing capacity is

10,68,542.72 tonnes.

 For enforcement of the said rules in the country, an action plan is in place and the

same is being implemented by all SPCBs/PCCs in their respective states/UTs.

SPCBs/PCCs are submitting quarterly progress report as envisaged in the Action Plan

through a web portal developed for this purpose.

(e) In view of the above this does not arise.