Lok Sabha Question No. 1955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: e-Waste Recycling Units
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1955

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## e-Waste Recycling Units

## 1955.  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establishe-waste recycling units in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Government  is  not  proposing  to  set  up  any  e-waste  recycling  units  in  the country. Rather, Government is facilitating, encouraging and regulating the E-waste recycling units in the countryMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the EWaste  (Management)  Rules,  2016,  for  disposal  of  e-waste  in  an  environmentally  sound manner. Under the said rules,any person can set up e-waste recycling facilities following the guidelines of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Under Rule 12 of the said rules, State Government has been entrusted for earmarking or allocation of industrial space or shed for ewaste  dismantling  and  recycling  in  the  existing  and  upcoming  industrial  park,  estate  and industrial clusters.

Presently  400  dismantlers/recyclers  of  E-Waste  are  operating  in  20  States  namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and  West  Bengal.  These  authorised dismantlers/  recyclers      have  annual  processing  capacity  is  10,68,542.72  tonnes.  The concerned State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees are the authority for granting  authorisation  to  recyclers  of  e-waste.  They  grant  authorisation  after  ensuring  that facilities  of  recycling  are  as  per  the  CPCB  guidelines.  State  wise  details  on  number  of dismantlers/recyclers are given below:

|   Sl. No. | State            |   Number of authorized Dismantler/recycler | Total Annual Capacity (tonnes)   |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   |                                         03 | 6,600.0                          |
|         2 | Assam            |                                         01 | 120.0                            |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh     |                                         02 | 6,600.0                          |
|         4 | Gujarat          |                                         19 | 50,507.92                        |
|         5 | Goa              |                                         01 | 103.0                            |
|         6 | Haryana          |                                         39 | 1,33,532.1                       |
|         7 | Himachal Pradesh |                                         02 | 1,500.0                          |

| Sl. No.   | State          |   Number of authorized Dismantler/recycler | Total Annual Capacity (tonnes)   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 8.        | Jammu &Kashmir |                                         03 | 705.0                            |
| 9.        | Jharkhand      |                                         02 | 660.0                            |
| 10.       | Karnataka      |                                         71 | 52,722.0                         |
| 11.       | Maharashtra    |                                         99 | 94,750.5                         |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh |                                         02 | 9,600.0                          |
| 13.       | Orissa         |                                         05 | 5,690.0                          |
| 14.       | Punjab         |                                         04 | 7,250.0                          |
| 15.       | Rajasthan      |                                         26 | 90,769.0                         |
| 16.       | Tamil Nadu     |                                         32 | 1,32,049.0                       |
| 17.       | Telangana      |                                         12 | 70,893.0                         |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh  |                                         68 | 3,82,570.2                       |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand    |                                         05 | 19,971.0                         |
| 20.       | West Bengal    |                                         04 | 1,950.0                          |
| Total     | Total          |                                        400 | 10,68,542.72                     |

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