Lok Sabha Question No. 190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Extended Producer Responsibility
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 190

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Extended Producer Responsibility

## 190. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

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

- (a)   whether  it  is  a  fact  that  consumer  goods  companies  and  makers  of  electronics  goods have been asked to ensure at least 60% of their electronic waste is collected and recycled by 2023 with targets to increase them to 70% and 80% in 2024 and 2025, respectively;
- (b)   whether it is also a fact that the Government has been focusing on the extended producer responsibility certificates, recycling and trading;
- (c)   whether  it  is  also  true  that  companies  will  have  to  register  on  an  online  portal  and specify their annual production and e-waste collection targets; and
- (d)   if so, the total number of companies complied with the said guidelines so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to  (d)  The  management  of  e-waste  in  the  Country  is  regulated  under  the  E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and amendments thereof. The Rules, are effective from 01-102016 and have the following specific objectives:

-  Extended Responsibility to producers to manage a system of E-waste collection, storage,  transportation  and  environmentally  sound  dismantling  and  recycling through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Authorization.
-  To  promote  and  encourage  establishment  of  an  efficient  e-waste  collection mechanism.
-  To promote environmentally safe and sound recycling through authorized dismantlers and recyclers of e-waste.
-  To minimize illegal recycling / recovery operations.
-  Reduce hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).

As  per  E-Waste  (Management)  Rules,  2016,  the  producer  of  electrical  and  electronic equipment  (EEE)  as  listed  in  Schedule  I  shall  implement  e-waste  collection  targets  under Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) as per Schedule III which are as below:

| S.No.   | Year         | E-Waste collection Target (Weight)                                   |
|---------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (i)     | 2017-2018    | 10% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in EPR Plan.    |
| (ii)    | 2018-2019    | 20% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in in EPR Plan. |
| (iii)   | 2019-2020    | 30% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in in EPR Plan. |
| (iv)    | 2020-2021    | 40% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in in EPR Plan. |
| (v)     | 2021-2022    | 50% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in in EPR Plan. |
| (vi)    | 2022-2023    | 60% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in in EPR Plan. |
| (vii)   | 2023 onwards | 70% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in in EPR Plan. |

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 472 authorised dismantlers/recyclers in 22 States having processing capacity of 14,26,685.22Metric Tonne per annum (based on information received from SPCBs/PCCs and available on website of SPCBs/PCCs).With  respect  to extended producer responsibility,  CPCB  has  provided authorization  to  total  2061  producers  of  electrical  and  electronic  equipment  across  the country  as  on  date.  Further,  the  rules  provide  for  monitoring  of  EPR  of  e-waste  through CPCB, for which online portal has been developed in which target of each producer/producer responsibility organisation is duly assigned based on their production data of items as listed in Schedule-I of the Rules.

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