Lok Sabha Question No. 4270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Management of Wastes
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind, Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4270

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## Management of Wastes

## 4270.  SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND: SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

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

- (a) the  number  of  recycling  units  across  thecountry  in  proportion  to  the  generation andmanagement of electronic and other wastes;
- (b)   the quantum of waste generated and recycled,State-wise;
- (c)   whether Government is running any specialscheme to create awareness among public in thisregard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)   whether there is any policy to set up a Waste Disposal Plant in Darbhanga which is the centre of Mithila for disposal of plastic, biomedical and solidwaste etc. keeping in view  the  increasing  urbanization  and  to  protect  the  environment  and  if  so,  the detailsthereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c) As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there are total 567 numbers of e-waste recycler/dismantlers located in 22 States/UTs having a cumulative annual capacity of 17,22,624.27 tonnes per annum out of which the number of e-waste recyclers is 208 having total installed recycling capacity of 10,68,837.87 tonnes per annum. The e-waste generation from twenty-one (21) types of notified  electrical  and electronic equipment  in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 was estimated as 16,01,155.36 tonnes.The quantity of e-waste collected and processed during FY 2021-22 is 5,27,131.57 tonnes. The details of e-waste collected and processed during FY 2021-22 is given at Annexure I .

Under the E-Waste  (Management) Rules,producers of electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I shall be responsible for creating awareness  among stakeholders through media, publications, advertisements, posters, or by any other means of communication. An action plan is in place for enforcement of E-Waste (Management) Rules across the country. This action plan contains component on mass awareness of general public through  Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  Plan  to  be  framed  by  State Governments.  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)/  Pollution  Control  Committees (PCCs)are  regularly  carrying  out  mass  awareness  programs  for  general  public  for  the management of their e-waste in a proper and scientific manner.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)implemented an 'Awareness Programme on Environmental Hazards of Electronic waste' during March 2015 to March 2020 to create awareness among public about the hazards of e-waste recycling by the  unorganized  sector  and  to  educate  them  about  alternate  methods  of  disposing  their  ewastein 31 states/UTs.Under the programme, 1923 workshops and activities were organised in various citieswith participation of nearly 13,27,420 school, colleges, RWAs, manufacturers,  informal  operators,  bulk  consumers,  dealers  and  refurbishers  etc.    Besides, 1247  Green  E  Champions/  trainers  have  also  been  trained.    The  programme  has  created training  tools,  content  materials,  films,  printed  materials,  videos  and  jingles  etc.  for  every strata of the society which are freely available on the dedicated website (www.greene.gov.in). In  addition,  online  content  for  DIKSHA  platform,  suitable  for  class  7 th to  9 th students,  has also been developed and is being used by the  teachers.

(d) The  Ministry  has  comprehensively  revised  plastic,  solid  and  biomedical  waste management Rules in the year 2016. Under the Solid Waste and Plastic Waste Management Rules,  2016,  the  responsibility  of  implementation  is  vested  with  the  States  and  Municipal Authorities. For Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, the implementation/ enforcement  is  with  the  State  Government/  Union  Territory  (UT)  Administration  and SPCB/PCC for the respective State/UT. Central Government through various schemes such as 'Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban' helps state governments to implement the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules.

The Government of Bihar has formulated policy/ roadmap for management of solid waste, plastic waste and bio-medical waste in the State of Bihar, which is also applicable for Darbhanga region. The details of the policy are given below:

## Plastic waste management

The Government of Bihar has also contemplated establishment of Material Recovery facility (MRF) for Segregation of plastic waste and its channelization for recycling and disposal of non-recyclable plastic waste as per CPCB guidelines in Darbhanga region.

## Solid waste management

The site for waste processing and landfill have been identified for solid waste management. The solid waste is collected and segregated  for  its  further processing  and  disposal.  On  the basis of the proposal submitted by the Government of Bihar, the Government of India has sanctioned project for setting up a Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant with the project cost of Rs. 201.4 crore at Dharbhanga under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.

## Bio-medical waste management

The common bio-medical waste treatment facility located at Muzaffarpur is catering for the treatment and disposal of Bio-medical waste in the district of Darbhanga. The District level monitoring Committees has been constituted by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bihar vide its notification no. 629(E), dated 15.09.2016 and revised vide notification no. 21(E) dated 13.01.2017.

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States/UTs wise details of e-waste collected and processed during FY 2021-22

| S.No.   | Name of the State                 | E-Waste collected and processed (in tonnes)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh                    | 2021.19                                       |
| 2.      | Assam                             | 67.00                                         |
| 3.      | Andaman &Nicobar Island           | 0.78                                          |
| 4.      | Bihar                             | 41.07                                         |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh                      | 4167.90                                       |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                        | 67.92                                         |
| 7.      | Delhi                             | 2130.79                                       |
| 8.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman Diu | 12.34                                         |
| 9.      | Gujarat                           | 30569.32                                      |
| 10.     | Haryana                           | 245015.82                                     |
| 11.     | Himachal Pradesh                  | 373.20                                        |
| 12.     | Jammu &Kashmir                    | 561.61                                        |
| 13.     | Jharkhand                         | 366.71                                        |
| 14.     | Karnataka                         | 39150.63                                      |
| 15.     | Kerala                            | 1249.61                                       |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh                    | 553.59                                        |
| 17.     | Maharashtra                       | 18559.30                                      |
| 18.     | Mizoram                           | 14.85                                         |
| 19.     | Odisha                            | 477.54                                        |
| 20.     | Punjab                            | 28375.27                                      |
| 21.     | Puducherry                        | 31.77                                         |
| 22.     | Rajasthan                         | 27998.77                                      |
| 23.     | Sikkim                            | 8.47                                          |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu                        | 31143.21                                      |
| 25.     | Telangana                         | 42297.68                                      |
| 26.     | Tripura                           | 13.67                                         |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand                       | 51541.12                                      |
| 28.     | West Bengal                       | 320.44                                        |
|         | Total                             | 5,27,131.57                                   |