Lok Sabha Question No. 2830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Disposal of e-Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2830

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## Disposal of e-Waste

## 2830.   SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

- (a) the quantity of e-waste generated annually in each State/UT at present;
- (b) the quantity of e-waste recycled in the country annually;
- (c) whether  any  comparison  has  been  made  in  respect  of  the  e-waste  generated  in  the country and in other G-20 countries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to take international assistance to dispose of this waste; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the other efforts made by the Government for safe disposal of e-waste?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) No systematic inventorisation of e-waste generation has been carried out in the country. However,  the  reported  generation  of  e-waste  by  State  Pollution  Control  Boards/  Pollution Control  Committees  within  their  State  /  Union  Territory  at  different  period  is  given  at Annexure.
- (b) In the year 2013-14, it was reported that one lakh twenty one thousand three hundred and eighty one (1,21,381) tons  of e-waste was  collected for dismantling and recycling.
- (c) to (e) No comparison has been made in respect of the e-waste generated in the country vis-à-vis G-20 countries, and there is no proposal at this stageto seek international assistance for disposal of e-waste.
- (f) The e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 provide for collection and disposal mechanism  for  end    of  life  electrical  and  electronic  equipments  through  instrument  of Extended  Producers  Responsibility  (EPR),  and  is  operated  through  collection  centers, dismantling and recycling facilities. There are one hundred and fifty one (151) EPR holders, one  hundred  and  thirty  two  (132)  collection  centers,  one  hundred  and  forty  eight  (148)

dismantlers and recyclers in the country. Guidelines for implementation of e-waste (Management  &  Handling)  Rules,  2011  prescribe  for  safety  measures  for  the  workers employed in dismantling and recycling facilities.

To  ensure  better  implementation  of  management  of  electronic  waste,  Ministry  has published  draft  e-Waste  (Management)  Rules,  2015.  The  provisions  of  this  Draft  Rule include expanding producer's responsibility under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), setting  up  of  Producer  Responsibility  Organizations,  and  e-waste  Exchange,  assigning specific responsibility to bulk consumers of electronic products for safe disposal, providing for  economic  incentives  for  collection  of  electronic  waste,  and  other  measures  to  include dedicated  responsibility  of  electronic  and  electrical  product  producers  for  collection  and channelizing of electronic waste. Steps have also been taken for simplification in permission process  for  dismantling  and  recycling  through  one  system  of  authorization  instead  of  both registration and authorisation.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the LokSabha Unstarred Question Number 2830 for 15 .03.2-2016  ShrimatiNeelamSonkerregarding Disposal of e-Waste

Inventorization of e-waste generation by State Pollution Control Boards / Pollution Control Committees

|   S.No | Year of Information   | State            | Estimated Quantity in tone per annum                        |
|--------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2005                  | Maharashtra      | 20271                                                       |
|      2 | 2010                  | Andhra Pradesh   | 4266 in 3 cities (Hyderabad - Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada) |
|      3 | 2010                  | Meghalaya        | 446 in Shillong                                             |
|      4 | 2010                  | West Bengal      | 25999 in Kolkata                                            |
|      5 | 2012                  | Punjab           | 12432                                                       |
|      6 | 2012                  | Goa              | 915                                                         |
|      7 | 2012                  | Jammu & Kashmir  | 500                                                         |
|      8 | 2013                  | Assam            | 14                                                          |
|      9 | 2013                  | Chandigarh       | 7.062                                                       |
|     10 | 2013                  | Puducherry       | 11.06                                                       |
|     11 | 2013                  | Himachal Pradesh | 4749                                                        |
|     12 | 2013-14               | Karnataka        | 86118                                                       |
|     13 | 2013-14               | Kerala           | 265.56                                                      |
|     14 | 2014-2015             | Madhya Pradesh   | 2,20,700                                                    |