Lok Sabha Question No. 186 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Recycling of e-Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SATYA PAL SINGH, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *186

TO BE ANSWERED ON  29.11.2016

## Recycling of e-Waste

## *186.   DR. SATYAPAL SINGH: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) the  quantum  of  e-waste  generated  and  recycled  in  the  country  during  the  last  three years  and  the  current  year  along  with  the  steps  taken  to  bridge  the  gap  between  ewaste generation and its safe disposal, State-wise;
- (b) the funds allocated/sanctioned for recycling/safe disposal of the e-wastes during the above period along with the total capacity for recycling of such wastes,  State/ UTwise;
- (c) whether  most  of  the  people  engaged  in  the  disposal  of  e-waste  are  from  the unorganized  sector  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  safety  standards prescribed by the Government in this regard;
- (d) the number of complaints received/ instances noticed regarding violation of the safety standards  during  the  above  period  along  with  action  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure safe/scientific disposal of e-waste to minimise health hazards including international assistance and awareness programmes in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) to  (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred     Question No 186  for answer on 29 th November, 2016  regarding 'Recycling of e-waste' raised by DR. SATYAPAL SINGH and SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI

- (a) No  comprehensive  inventorization  of  e-waste  generation  in  the  country  has  been done. However, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2005 estimated 1.47 lakh ton of   e-waste in the country, and simultaneously had projected 8.0 lakh ton of ewaste generation in the year 2010.  As per the United Nations University report, 'The Global E-Waste Monitor 2014', 17 lakh ton of e-waste generation was reported in the country in 2014. The State-wise information on recycling of       e-waste as reported by CPCB is not comprehensive, however, available information is given below:

## E-waste recycling

(Ton)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT         | 2012-13     | 2013-14    | 2014-15   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 493.11      | 0.9        | -         |
| 2.        | Assam            | 2.096       | 72.13      | 19.30     |
| 3.        | Bihar            | -           | 7.7263     | 24.93     |
| 4.        | Goa              | 2.456       | -          | 89.266    |
| 5.        | Gujarat          | 292.97      | 444.3914   | 555.72    |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh | 5.4235      | 8.18564    | 4.97      |
| 7.        | Jammu &Kashmir   | 31.445      | 74.73923   | 59.86     |
| 8.        | Karnataka        | 657.72      | 1479.303   | 13220.16  |
| 9.        | Kerala           | 69.738      | 265.559    | -         |
| 10.       | Maharashtra      | -           | -          | 7899.05   |
| 11.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 1.704       | 55.445     | 240.39    |
| 12.       | Punjab           | -           | 18.345     | 88.39     |
| 13.       | Tamil Nadu       | -           | 113846.04  | 1044.25   |
| 14.       | West Bengal      | -           | 54.842     | 326.84    |
| 15.       | Chandigarh       | 7.062       | 62.77365   | 56.32     |
| 16.       | Delhi            | 4960.168 94 | 4990.74768 | 4685.70   |
| 17.       | Andaman &Nicobar | -           | -          | 1.00      |
| 18.       | Puducherry       | -           | -          | 856.69    |
|           | Total            | 6523.86     | 121381.11  | 29395.28  |

The  Government  has  comprehensively  revised  e-waste  (Management  &  handling) Rules,  2011,  and  notified  E-Waste  (Management)  Rules  in  March,  2016  to  ensure better  management  of  e-waste  in  the  country.    The  provisions  of  this  Rule  include expanding producer's responsibility, setting up of producer responsibility organizations and e-waste exchange to facilitate collection and recycling,  assigning specific  responsibility  to  bulk  consumers  of  electronic  products  for  safe  disposal, providing  for  economic  incentives  for  collection  of  electronic  waste,  and  other measures  to  include  dedicated  responsibility  of  electronic  and  electrical  product producers  for  collection  and  channelizing  of  electronic  waste  and  simplification  in permission process for dismantling and recycling facilities through single authorization  based  on  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SoP)  prescribed  by  Central Pollution Control Board. State Governments have been entrusted with the responsibility for  earmarking industrial space for e-waste dismantling and recycling facilities and to undertake industrial skill development; and put in place measures for safety and health of workers engaged in dismantling and recycling facilities.

- (b) All the recycling/dismantling facilities in the country have been financed by private sector.  No  expenditure  has  been  incurred  by  Government  for  setting  up  of  such facilities. The total capacity of 151 dismantling /recycling units located in 13 states is 446855 metric ton per annum . State-wise  detail  of  installed  recycling  /  dismantling facilities operating in the country is given as below:
- (c) CPCB  has  reported  that  the  significant  quantum  of  e-waste  is  being  managed  in unorganized  sector.  CPCB  has  prescribed  guidelines  for  e-waste  handling  which provide  for  safety  and  health  norms  for  workers  employed  in  the  sector.  E-Waste (Management)  Rules, 2016 makes  it obligatory upon State Governments  for earmarking  industrial  sheds  for  setting  up  of  e-waste  dismantling  and  recycling facilities, and to undertake skill development.  The Rules require State Governments to  prescribe  and  implement  measures  for  safety  and  health  of  workers  engaged  in dismantling and recycling facilities of e-waste.
- (d) On the basis of various complaints, CPCB has issued directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution  Control  Committee  and  to  District  Magistrate  of  Moradabad  in  UP  for immediate closure of all illegal and unauthorized e-Waste recycling units operating in Loni,  Behta,  Hajipur  and  Rahul  Garden  area  of  Uttar  Pradesh;  Mandoli  and Seemapuri areas of Delhi; and Moradabad in UP, respectively.
- (e) Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  has  initiated  a  pilot  project entitled 'Awareness Program on Environmental Hazards of Electronic Waste' which aims  to  provide  training,  tools,  content  materials,  films,  printed  materials  to  create awareness in order to reduce the adverse impact of e-waste on environment and health due to the polluting methods used in the unorganized sector for recycling e-waste.

| S. No.   | State          |   Number of Dismantlers/ Recyclers | Registered Capacity ( ton per annum)   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Chhattisgarh   |                                  2 | 1650.00                                |
| 2.       | Gujarat        |                                  7 | 20849.12                               |
| 3.       | Haryana        |                                 15 | 49981.00                               |
| 4.       | Karnataka      |                                 52 | 50318.50                               |
| 5.       | Madhya Pradesh |                                  2 | 6585.00                                |
| 6.       | Maharashtra    |                                 24 | 32610.00                               |
| 7.       | Odisha         |                                  1 | 3000.00                                |
| 8.       | Rajasthan      |                                  9 | 67470.00                               |
| 9.       | Tamil Nadu     |                                 16 | 111931.08                              |
| 10.      | Telangana      |                                  3 | NA                                     |
| 11.      | Uttar Pradesh  |                                 16 | 73860.00                               |
| 12.      | Uttarakhand    |                                  3 | 28000.00                               |
| 13.      | West Bengal    |                                  1 | 600.00                                 |
|          | Total          |                                151 | 446855.00                              |