Lok Sabha Question No. 983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: E-waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 983

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## E-waste

## 983. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  provision  to  assess  and  identify  e-waste generated annually across the country, State-wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of recyclers/authorised dealers of e-waste across the country, State-wise;
- (d) whether the recyclers/authorised dealers for e-waste management operational across the country are equipped adequately for disposal of such e-waste, State-wise; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) &(b) The Government has made provisions for inventory of e-waste generation across the  country  under  the  E-Waste  (Management)  Rules,  2016.  Under  the  said  Rules,  the responsibility  for  inventorization  of  generation  of  E-Waste  has  been  assigned  to  State Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  and  Pollution  Control  Committees  (PCCs).  As  per  the information of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), so far seven SPCBs namely Goa, Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Chhattisgarh  and Punjab have completed the inventorization of e-waste generation. Inventory for each of the states in the country is not available. CPCB  had  also circulated methodology for inventorization of e-waste to all the SPCBs/PCCs.

Based on available data,CPCB has estimated the  generation of e-waste at  the  national levelon  the  basis  of  sales  data  of  21  types  of  notified  Electrical  &  Electronic  Equipment (EEE).  The  estimated  generation  of  e-waste  during  Financial  Year  (FY)  2017-2018,  FY 2018-2019 & FY 2019-2020 is given below:

-  For  FY 2017-18, the  estimated  generation of e-waste is 7,08,445 tonnes for 21 types of EEE. This is based on the sales data of 244 producers.
-  For FY 2018-2019, the estimated generation of e-waste is 7,71,215 tonnes for 21 type of EEE. This is based on the sales data of 1168 producers
-  For FY 2019-2020, the estimated generation of ewaste is10,14,961.2 tonnefor 21 types of EEE. This is based on the sales data of 1380 producers .
- (c) As  per  the  information  received  from  SPCBs/PCCs  and  available  with  the  CPCB, there are 312 authorized dismantlers and recyclers in eighteen states of the country. The total capacity of theses authorized dismantlers and recyclers are 7,82,080.62 MT per annum. The state wise details of dismantlers and recyclers are given below:
- (d) & (e) Under the E-Waste Rules, all e-waste Recyclers/ dismantlers are required to take authorization under e-waste rules from their respective SPCBs/PCCs. During the process of authorization, SPCBs/PCCs  examine  all  the  documentation  submitted  by theapplying dismantler/  recycler  and  also  carry  out  site  inspection.  Further  authorization  is  granted  by SPCBs/PCCs only after being satisfied that the dismantlers/recyclers are having facilities in accordance with guidelines of CPCB for environmentally sound dismantling and/or recycling of e-waste and adequate pollution control measures.

| Sl. No.   | State            |   Number of Authorized Dismantler/Recycler |   State Wise Capacity (MTPA) |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   |                                         01 |                        480   |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh     |                                         01 |                        600   |
| 3.        | Gujarat          |                                         16 |                      49052.9 |
| 4.        | Goa              |                                         01 |                        103   |
| 5.        | Haryana          |                                         28 |                      87378   |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh |                                         01 |                       1000   |
| 7.        | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                         01 |                        165   |
| 8.        | Karnataka        |                                         71 |                      52722   |
| 9.        | Maharashtra      |                                         75 |                      78179   |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                         02 |                       9600   |
| 11.       | Orissa           |                                         03 |                       3680   |
| 12.       | Punjab           |                                         03 |                       4850   |
| 13.       | Rajasthan        |                                         26 |                      90769   |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu       |                                         24 |                      97271.2 |
| 15.       | Telangana        |                                         11 |                      41493   |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh    |                                         41 |                     243628   |
| 17.       | Uttarakhand      |                                         04 |                      19250   |
| 18.       | West Bengal      |                                         03 |                       1860   |
| Total     | Total            |                                        312 |                     782081   |

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