Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Registered Recycling Units
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2897

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Registered Recycling Units

## 2897.  SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

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

- (a) the  number  of  registered  e-waste  processing  and  recycling  units  in  the  country  in proportion  to  the  generation and  management of electronic and other wastes, Statewise and year-wise;
- (b) the quantum of waste generated and recycled in the country, State-wise and categorywise;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated for the manufacturing and maintenance of the units during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has launched any special scheme to aware the public in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)     As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there are total 569 numbers of  authorised  dismantlers/recyclers  of  e-waste  having  processing  capacity  of  17,90,348.27 tonnes per annum in the country. The quantum of e-waste generated, collected and processed 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,  since Financial Year (FY) 2017-18 is given at Annexure-I . State-wise details of e-waste collected and  processed  during  the  FY  2021-22  and  number  of  authorised  dismantlers/  recyclers  is given at Annexure-II .

Further, Ministry has comprehensively revised the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in November, 2022 and the same is in force since 1 st April, 2023.

(c) & (d)   Under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, the Department of Industry in the State and  Union  territory  or  any  other  government  agency  have  been  entrusted  to  ensure earmarking or allocation of industrial space or shed for e-waste recycling in the existing and upcoming industrial park, estate and industrial clusters.

Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  amended  the existing Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS) to provide support for setting up of state-of-art e-waste recycling facilities for extraction of precious metals from e-waste components. The scheme envisioned for financial incentive of 25% on capital expenditure. Further, to upgrade informal sector into formal  value  chain  a  project  on  'Informal  Sector  Capacity  Building  Upgradation  with formation  of  recycling  clusters  under  Cluster  Development  Program  (CDP)  scheme  of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has been initiated by MeitY.

CPCB/SPCBs/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are continuously engaged in information, education and communication (IEC) activities to spread awareness among public. Also the producers/recyclers  have  been  mandated  in  the  EPR  policy  to  work  towards  creating awareness  among  the  stakeholders.  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  e-waste  in  31  States/UTs. Under the programme, 1923 workshops and activities were organised in various cities with participation of nearly 13,27,420 school, colleges, RWAs, manufacturers, informal operators, bulk consumers, dealers and refurbishers etc.

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Annexure-I Year-wise details of e-waste generated, collected and processed

| Financial Year   | Generation   | Quantity of e-waste collected and processed   |
|------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|                  | (Tonnes)     | (Tonnes)                                      |
| 2017-18          | 7,08,445.00  | 69,414.0                                      |
| 2018-19          | 7,71,215.00  | 1,64,663.0                                    |
| 2019-20          | 10,14,961.21 | 2,24,041.0                                    |
| 2020-21          | 13,46,496.31 | 3,54,291.22                                   |
| 2021-22          | 16,01,155.36 | 5,27,131.57                                   |

Annexure-II States/UTs wise details of e-waste collected and processed during FY 2021-22 and number of authorised dismantler/recycler

| S. No.   | Name of the State                 | E-Waste collected and processed (Tonnes)   | Number of authorised dismantler/ recycler   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                    | 2021.19                                    | 10                                          |
| 2.       | Assam                             | 67.00                                      | 01                                          |
| 3.       | Andaman &Nicobar Island           | 0.78                                       | -                                           |
| 4.       | Bihar                             | 41.07                                      | -                                           |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                      | 4167.90                                    | 02                                          |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                        | 67.92                                      |                                             |
| 7.       | Delhi                             | 2130.79                                    | 06                                          |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli& Daman Diu | 12.34                                      | -                                           |
| 9.       | Gujarat                           | 30569.32                                   | 41                                          |
| 10.      | Goa                               | -                                          | 02                                          |
| 11.      | Haryana                           | 245015.82                                  | 43                                          |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh                  | 373.20                                     | 02                                          |
| 13.      | Jammu &Kashmir                    | 561.61                                     | 03                                          |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                         | 366.71                                     | 02                                          |
| 15.      | Karnataka                         | 39150.63                                   | 72                                          |
| 16.      | Kerala                            | 1249.61                                    | 01                                          |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh                    | 553.59                                     | 03                                          |
| 18.      | Maharashtra                       | 18559.30                                   | 140                                         |
| 19.      | Mizoram                           | 14.85                                      | -                                           |
| 20.      | Odisha                            | 477.54                                     | 07                                          |
| 21.      | Punjab                            | 28375.27                                   | 08                                          |
| 22.      | Puducherry                        | 31.77                                      | -                                           |
| 23.      | Rajasthan                         | 27998.77                                   | 27                                          |
| 24.      | Sikkim                            | 8.47                                       | -                                           |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu                        | 31143.21                                   | 42                                          |
| 26.      | Telangana                         | 42297.68                                   | 23                                          |
| 27.      | Tripura                           | 13.67                                      | -                                           |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh                     | -                                          | 121                                         |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand                       | 51541.12                                   | 08                                          |
| 30.      | West Bengal                       | 320.44                                     | 05                                          |
| Total    | Total                             | 5,27,131.57                                | 569                                         |