Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: E-waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 43

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2017

## E-waste

## 43. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the details of amount of e-waste generated in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the details of policies or guidelines put in place to ensure safe disposal of the e-waste and the steps taken to ensure compliance of the same;
- (c) the amount of e-waste that is recycled as compared to the total e-waste generated in the country;
- (d) the incentives or processes that have been put in place to encourage more recycling of the e-waste generated in the country; and
- (e) the  name of States/UTs that have taken initiatives to ensure better e-waste disposal programmes?

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

- (a) Based on a survey carried out by the Central  Pollution  Control  Board  in  2005,  the generation of e-waste in the country was assessed as 1.46 lakh ton which was estimated to exceed 8 lakh ton by 2012.  As per the United Nations University report, 'The Global EWaste  Monitor  2014',  17  lakh  ton  of  e-waste  was  generated  in  the  country  in  2014.    No comprehensive state-wise inventorisation of e-waste generation has been done.
- (b) The  policy  framework  for  environmentally  sound  management  of  e-waste  is  laid down  in  E-waste  (Management)  Rules,  2016,  notified  in  March  2016.    These  Rules  have provisions for the extended producers responsibility for collection and channelization of ewaste  from  consumers  to  authorised  dismantlers  and  recyclers;  responsibility  of  bulk consumers  of  electronic  products  for  its  safe  disposal;  responsibility  of  manufacturers generating  electronic  e-waste  to  channelize  it  for  recycling  and  disposal;  responsibility  of collection  centres,  dealers,  refurnishers,  bulk  consumers,  dismantlers,  recyclers  and  State Governments.    The  Rules  also  provide  for  reduction  in  hazardous  substances  in  the manufacturing  of  electric  and  electronic  equipment  and  their  components,  spares  or  parts. The Rules also emphasise safe transportation  of  e-waste  and  accident  reporting  of  e-waste handlers.  The Rules have provisions for simplified permission procedures for setting up of dismantling and recycling facilities through single authorisation based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board.
- (c) Based  on  annual  reports  submitted  by  SPCBs/PCCs  every  year,  e-waste  collected during 2014-15 was 52,776.210 MT from 25 States, 1,42,292.80 MT in 17 States in 2015-16

and    6,435.517  MT  from  6  States  in  2016-17.    Presently  there  are  178  authorised dismantlers/recyclers  in  the  country  located  in  14  States  having  a  cumulative  installed capacity of 4,41,085.6 tons/annum.

(d)& (e) The  various  provisions  of  the  E-waste  (Management)  Rules,  2016  will facilitate collection and channelization of e-waste to dismantlers and recyclers.  Further, the CPCB has  published  guidelines  for  implementation  of  these  rules  in  respect  of  collection centres, channelization, storage, transportation, dismantling, recycling and refurbishment in environmentally  sound  manner.The  State/UT  Governments  have  been  entrusted  with  the responsibility of earmarking industrial space for e-waste dismantling and recycling facilities and to undertake industrial skill development and establish measures for safety and health of workers engaged in dismantling and recycling facilities of e-waste.

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