Lok Sabha Question No. 691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Processing of E-Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## 691. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a)  whether  there  exists  dismantlers  and  recyclershaving  equipment  and  facilities  for environmentallysound  processing  of  e-waste,  if  so,  the  details  thereofincluding  the total  number  of  registered  waste  processingand  recycling  units  for  the  disposal  of electronic  wastein  the country, State/UT-wise  and  year-wise  (since  theyear  of inception);
- (b) the percentage of electronic waste that is disposed of through these regulated waste processingunits and the total quantity of e-waste generated;
- (c)  whether  there  are  any  safe  and  secure  provisions  created  for  disposal  of  electronic gadgets that containhighly personal information; and
- (d) whether the producers of listed electronic and electrical equipment are responsible for collection  andchannelization  for  recycling  of  their  products  after  endof  life  of  their products and if so, the details thereofincluding the type/genre of the product?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Under the E-Waste(Management) Rules, 2016, the authorization to e-waste dismantlers and recyclers is granted by the concerned State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) /Pollution Control  Committees  (PCCs)  after  ensuring  that  the  applicant  is  utilising  environmentally sound  technologies  and  possess  adequate  technical  capabilities,  requisite  facilities  and equipment  to  dismantle  or  recycle  and  process  e-waste  in  compliance  to  the  guidelines specified  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB).  SPCBs/PCCs  are  also  carrying  out regular inspections of e-waste dismantling/recycling facilities for ensuring compliance.

As per the information available with CPCB, there are 468 authorised Dismantlers/Recyclers in 22 States having processing capacity of 13,85,932.22Metric Tonne per annum (based on information  received  from  SPCBs/PCCs  and  available  on  website  of  SPCBs/PCCs).  The States/ UTs wise list of authorised dismantlers/recyclers is at Annexure - I .

(b) The percentage of e-waste collected, dismantled & recycled/ disposed out of the total e-waste  generated  in  the  country  from  twenty-one  (21)  types  of  electrical  and  electronic equipment  (EEE)  notified  Under  the  E-Waste  (Management)  Rules,  2016  during  the  last

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 691

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Processing of E-Waste

three years is given below:

| Financial Year   | Generation   | Quantity of e-waste collected, dismantled &recycled / disposed   | Quantity of e-waste collected, dismantled &recycled / disposed   |
|------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  | (Tonnes)     | (Tonnes)                                                         | (%)                                                              |
| 2017-18          | 7,08,445.00  | 69,414.0                                                         | 9.79                                                             |
| 2018-19          | 7,71,215.00  | 1,64,663.0                                                       | 21.35                                                            |
| 2019-20          | 10,14,961.21 | 2,24,041.0                                                       | 22.07                                                            |

(c) The  E-Waste  (Management)  Rules,  2016,  has  provisions  for dismantling and recycling of e-waste by authorised dismantler and recycler. The authorised dismantlers and recyclers do have  facility for erasing and removal  of data. In the guidelines for implementation of the said rules, e-waste dismantler and recycler have to have facilities for destroying or permanently deleting data stored in the memory of end of life products (Hard Disk, Telephones, Mobile phones etc) either through hammering or through data eraser.

(d) Under  the  E-Waste  (Management)  Rules,  2016,  the  responsibility  of  collection, channelization,  environmentally  sound  dismantling  and  recycling  of  e-waste  from  end  of life  notified  electrical  andelectronic  equipment  (EEE)  are  with  the  producers  of  notified EEE through the instrument of EPR Authorization (EPRA). Two categories of end of the life  EEE  namely  (i)  IT  and  Telecommunication  Equipment  (EEE  item  codes  ITEW1  to ITEW16)  and  (ii.)  Consumer  Electricals  and  Electronics  (EEE  item  codes  CEEW1  to CEEW5) are covered under the said rules.  Under EPR regime, producers of EEE have been given  annual  e-waste  collection  and  recycling  targets  based  on  the  generation  from  the previously sold EEE or based on sales of EEE as the case may be. As on 01-02-2022, 1926 (one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six) numbers of producers have been granted EPR Authorisation.

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## States/UTs wise list of Authorized Dismantlers/recyclers

Annexure -I

| S. No.   | State            |   Number of Authorised Dismantlers/Recyclers | State wise Capacity in Metric Tonne per annum   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                                           08 | 32122.5                                         |
| 2.       | Assam            |                                           01 | 120                                             |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh     |                                           02 | 6750                                            |
| 4.       | Delhi            |                                           02 | 120                                             |
| 5.       | Gujarat          |                                           33 | 84301.92                                        |
| 6.       | Goa              |                                           01 | 103                                             |
| 7.       | Haryana          |                                           42 | 124281.6                                        |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |                                           02 | 1500                                            |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                           03 | 705                                             |
| 10       | Jharkhand        |                                           02 | 660                                             |
| 11.      | Karnataka        |                                           71 | 52842                                           |
| 12.      | Kerala           |                                           01 | 1200                                            |
| 13.      | Maharashtra      |                                          116 | 106280.5                                        |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                                           02 | 9600                                            |
| 15.      | Orissa           |                                           05 | 5690                                            |
| 16.      | Punjab           |                                           07 | 9492                                            |
| 17.      | Rajasthan        |                                           23 | 83254                                           |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu       |                                           32 | 132049                                          |
| 19.      | Telangana        |                                           16 | 91563                                           |
| 20.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                           89 | 494042.7                                        |
| 21.      | Uttarakhand      |                                           06 | 147305                                          |
| 22.      | West Bengal      |                                           04 | 1950                                            |
| Total    | Total            |                                          468 | 13,85,932.22                                    |