Lok Sabha Question No. 1267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Recyclable Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1267

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## Recyclable Waste

## 1267. SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the data regarding recyclable waste generated in metro cities is not available;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether waste management planning is becoming impossible, in the absence of such data; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) and (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had recently conducted study in 60 major  cities  of  India.  It  has  been  estimated  that  around  4,059  T/day  of  plastic  waste  is generated from these cities. Based on this study, the plastic waste generated from the entire country  is  estimated  to  be  approximately  25,940  tons  per  day.  The  CPCB  in  2005  had estimated that 1.47 lakh ton of e-waste is generated in the country and had made projection of approximately  8.0  lakh  ton  e-waste  generated  in  2010.  Further,  as  per  the  United  Nations University  report,  'The  Global  E-Waste  Monitor  2017',  20  lakh  ton  of  e-waste  were generated in the country in 2016.

(c) and (d) The Government has comprehensively revised the waste management rules and has  notified  Hazardous  and  Other  Wastes  (Management  and  Transboundary  Movement) Rules,  2016,  E-waste  Management  Rules,  2016,  Solid  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016, Plastic  Waste  Management Rules, 2016, and Bio-Medical  Waste Management Rules, 2016 for  sound  management  of various  types of wastes in the country. As per the provisions of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the generators of waste will take steps to minimize generation  of  plastic  waste, prevent  littering  of  plastic  waste,  ensure  segregated  storage  of wastes at source and handover segregated wastes to local bodies or to the agencies authorised by the local bodies. The Rules further mandate the producers, importers and brand owners to work out modalities for waste collection system based on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility.  The  provisions  of  e-waste  management  Rules  2016  include  extended producers  responsibility,  setting  up  of  producer  responsibility  organizations  and  e-waste exchange to facilitate collection and recycling. The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management  and  Transboundary  Movement)  Rules  incorporate  the  waste  management hierarchy in the sequence of priority of prevention, minimization, reuse, recycling, recovery, co-processing and safe disposal. The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 covers municipal areas to urban agglomerations, census towns, notified industrial townships, areas under the control  of  Indian  Railways,  airports,  airbase,  port  and  harbour,  defense  establishments, special  economic  zones,  State  and  Central  government  organizations,  places  of  pilgrims, religious  &  historical  importance.  Under  the  Solid  Waste  Management  Rules,  source segregation  of  waste  has  been  emphasized  and  segregated  waste  to  be  channelized  for recovery, reuse and recycle. The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, emphasizes on proper disposal of the liquid and solid waste from the premises.  In addition Ministry has notified Construction  &  Demolition  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016.  The  rules apply  to everyone who generates construction and demolition waste such as building materials, debris, and rubble waste resulting from construction, re-modeling, repair and demolition of any civil structure of individual or organization or authority.

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