Lok Sabha Question No. 891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: E-waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 891

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## E-waste

## 891. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) the  amount  of  electronic  waste(e-waste)  generatedduring  the  last  five  years  in  the country;
- (b) the total capacity for recycling of e-waste alongwith the dumped/not recycled e-waste in the country atpresent;
- (c) whether the Government regulates the importand export of e-waste;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the quantum ofimport or export of e-waste during the last three yearsincluding the current year;
- (e) the efforts being made by the Government toraise the capacity of recycling of e-waste along with thesuccess achieved by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to reduce thee-waste pollution?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &(b) The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 are effective from 01.10.2016. Accordingly, CPCB has estimated the generation of e-waste at the national level on the basis of sales data of 21 types of notified Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE) from Financial Year (FY) 2017-2018. The estimated generation of e-waste during Financial Year (FY) 20172018, FY 2018-2019 & FY 2019-2020 is given below:

- (i) For FY 2017-18, the estimated generation of e-waste is 7,08,445 tonnes for 21 types of EEE.
- (ii) For FY 2018-2019, the estimated generation of e-waste is 7,71,215 tonnes for 21 type of EEE.
- (iii) For FY 2019-2020, the estimated generation of e-wasteis10,14,961.2 tonnefor 21 types of EEE.

As per the information received from SPCBs/PCCs and available with the CPCB, there are 407 authorized dismantlers and recyclers of E-waste in the country. The total capacity of theses  authorized  dismantlers  and  recyclers  are11,10,103.22  tonne  per  annum.No  SPCBs/ PCCs has reported on quantity of dumped/not recycled e-waste in the country.

(c) &  (d)  The  Import  and  Export  of  E-Waste  is  regulated  under  the  Hazardous  and  Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. The import of E-Waste in India  is  prohibited  under  Rule  12  (6)  of  the  Hazardous  &  Other  Waste  (Management  and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. The permission for export of E-waste i.e., Printed

Circuit  Boards  (PCBs) issued by the Ministry during last three  years including the current year is as under:

| Financial Year   | Total Capacity (Tonnes per Annum)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2018-19          | Nil                                 |
| 2019-20          | 5,280                               |
| 2020- till date  | Nil                                 |

(e) The  principal  of  Extended  Producer  Responsibility(EPR)under  the  E-Waste  Rules  has played a pivot role in increase in number of authorized e-waste Recyclers/Dismantlers in the country.  Under  EPR,  producers  have  been  given  annual  collection  targets  where  the producers have to collect targeted quantity of e-waste for environmentally sound dismantling and  recycling  only  through  an  authorised  dismantlers  and  recyclers.  As  per  information provided  by  SPCBs/PCCs  the  number  of  authorized  e-waste  dismantler  /recycler  have increased as follows:

| Financial Year   |   Number of Authorized Dismantlers/Recyclers | Total Capacity (Tonnes per Annum)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2017-18          |                                          275 | 5,10,950                            |
| 2018-19          |                                          312 | 7,82,080. 62                        |
| 2019-20          |                                          407 | 11,10,103.22                        |

(f) The management of e-waste is regulated under the frame work of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and amendments there off. The said rules are effective from 01.10.2016 and have the following specific objectives:

- (i) Extended Responsibility to producers to manage a system of E-waste collection, storage,  transportation  and  environmentally  sound  dismantling  and  recycling through EPR Authorization (EPRA).
- (ii) To  promote  and  encourage  establishment  of  an  efficient  e-waste  collection mechanism.
- (iii) To  promote  Environmentally  Safe  & Sound  Recycling  through  authorized dismantlers and recyclers of e-waste.
- (iv) To minimize illegal recycling / recovery operations.
- (v) Reduce Hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic components.

Under  EPR,  the  producers  of  EEE  listed  in  the  Schedule-I  of  rules  have  been  given responsibility of management of their products once they have attained end of life. As per the E-Waste Rules, CPCB is issuing EPR authorization to the producers of EEE along with EWaste collection targets on annual basis. Asper the information provided by CPCB, a total no of 1675 Producers have been registered for EPR Authorization.

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