23-08-2020
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
By:
Anand Kumar
Additional Director
Central Pollution Control Board
Content of Presentation
E-Waste – Definition
Regulations and its objectives
Management - Strategy
Duties of MoEF & CC, CPCB, SPCBs
Duties of Stakeholders
(Producer/Dismantler/Recycler/Refurbisher/Manufacturer and
Dealer)
Challenges in the enforcement & Action Plan for
enforcement
E-Waste
Electronic Waste (E-Waste) means waste electrical and electronic equipment,
whole or in part or rejects from their manufacturing and repair process, which
are not fit for their originally intended use and intended to be discarded
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) – which are considered e-waste when discarded by user
as waste
A. Information technology and telecommunication equipment
Mainframes, Minicomputers, Personal Computers, Laptop, Notebook, Notepad Printers
including cartridges, Copying equipment, Electrical and electronic typewriters, User terminals
and systems, Facsimile, Telex, Telephones, Pay telephones, Cordless telephones, Cellular
telephones (FP &SP), Answering systems
B. Consumer electrical and electronics
Television, Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air-conditioners excluding centralised air
conditioning plants, Fluorescent and other Mercury containing lamps.
Constituents and its impact
E-waste contains hazardous substances like lead, cadmium, mercury,
polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs), etched chemicals, brominated flame
retardants (BFR), arsenic, asbestos and nickel etc) along with precious
and semi-precious materials (silver, gold, platinum, palladium, Nickel,
cobalt, indium, ruthenium, tin, plastics, iron, glass, aluminum, and copper
etc ).
The electronic products and electrical equipment after their useful life
does not cause any harm if it is stored safely in households/stores.
However, if the E-waste is opened-up and unscientific methods are used
for extraction of precious and semi-precious material from it, then it
causes health risks and damage to environment.
Regulations on E-Waste Management
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
E- Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 notified on 12-05-2011
and were effective from 1st May, 2012.
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 notified on 23.03.2016
superseding E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011. The
Rules were effective from 01-10-2016.
The 2016 rules were further amended and notified on 22-03-2018.
Objective of the E-Waste (Management) Rules
Environmentally Sound Management of E-Waste
Taking all steps required to ensure that e-waste is managed in a manner which
shall protect health and environment against any adverse effects, which may result
from such e-waste
Specific Objectives:
To implement Extended Producer Responsibility.
To promote and encourage establishment of an efficient e-waste collection
mechanism
To Promote Environmentally Safe & Sound Recycling by channelizing E-waste to
authorized dismantlers and recyclers of e-waste
To minimize illegal recycling / recovery operations
To reduce Hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic components
Management Strategy
The E-Waste Rules, have entrusted responsibility of collection and channelisation of e-
waste on the producers of EEE through the provisions of Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR).
The producers are required to have arrangements with authorised dismantlers/recyclers
either individually or collectively or through a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO)
as mentioned in their EPR Plan approved by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and
enclosed in their EPR Authorisation (EPRA)
Under EPRA, product code wise annual collection targets of e-waste have been assigned
to producers. The quantum of targets are as per schedule III and schedule III A of the
above said rules.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) – Responsibility of Producers for collection and
channelisation of their products at post consumer stage of its life cycle
continued
Collection Targets
Collection Targets as per Schedule III w.e.f 01-10-2017 (based on generation)
FY 2017-18 - 10% of e-waste generation
FY 2018-19 - 20% - do
FY 2019-20 - 30% - do -
FY 2020-21 - 40% - do -
FY 2021-22 - 50% - do -
FY 2022-23 - 60% - do –
April 2023 onwards - 70% - do
Collection Targets as per Schedule III A w.e.f 01-04-2018 (based on sales)
FY 2018-19 - 5% of sales figure of FY 2016-17
FY 2019-20 - 5% - do - FY 2017-18
FY 2020-21 - 10% - do - FY 2018-19
FY 2021-22 - 10% - do - FY 2019-20
FY 2022-23 - 15% - do - FY 2020-21
FY 2023-24 - 15% - do - FY2021-22
FY 2024-25 - 20% -do- FY 2022-23
FY 2025 onwards - 20% sales figure of year preceding the previous year
Duties/Responsibilities
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GoI
Framing of policies related to management of e-waste in the country
State Government
To ensure earmarking or allocation of industrial space or shed for e-waste dismantling and
recycling in the existing and upcoming industrial park, estate and industrial clusters;
To ensure recognition and registration of workers involved in dismantling and recycling;
To assist formation of groups of such workers to facilitate setting up dismantling facilities;
To undertake industrial skill development activities for the workers involved in dismantling and
recycling;
To undertake annual monitoring and to ensure safety & health of workers involved in dismantling
and recycling;
To prepare integrated plan for effective implementation of these provisions
To submit annual report to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Continued
Duties of CPCB as per the E-Waste (M) Rules, 2016
1. To grant and renew Extended Producer Responsibility - Authorisation
and monitoring of its compliance.
2. To set and revise targets for collection of e-waste from time to time.
3. To coordinate with State Pollution Control Boards
4. Preparation of Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of E-
Waste.
5. To conduct random check for ascertaining compliance of the e-waste
rules
6. To conduct random inspection of dismantler /recycler /refurbisher
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Duties of CPCB as per the E-Waste (M) Rules, 2016
7. To take actions against violation of these rules.
8. To conduct training programmes
9. To submit Annual Report to the MoEF & CC
10.To Enforce of provisions of RoHS and to interact with IT industries for
reducing hazardous substances and set and revise targets for compliance
of RoHS from time to time
11. To Maintain information on Extended Producer Responsibility -
Authorisation on its web site.
12.Any other functions delegated by the Ministry from time to time.
Duties of State Pollution Control Board
1. To carry out inventorisation of e-waste.
2. To grant authorisation to manufacturers, dismantlers, recyclers and
refurbishers.
3. To monitor compliance of EPR - Authorisation as directed by CPCB
and that of dismantlers or recyclers or refurbishers authorisation.
4. To conduct random inspection of dismantlers or recyclers or
refurbishers.
5. To take action against violations of these rules.
Conti……
Duties of Stakeholders
Producers – have to obtain EPR Authorisation and manage their
responsibilities as assigned under the Authorisation and creating
awareness.
Dismantler, Recycler, Manufacturer and Refurbisher - have to obtain
authorisation and maintain records of e-waste handled and file annual
returns to SPCB
Dealer - To collect e-waste by providing the consumer a box, bin or a
demarcated area to deposit e-waste and to send the e-waste so collected to
collection centre or dismantler or recycler as designated by producer if part
of reverse logistics of the producer
Challenges in enforcement of E-waste Rules
1. Non availability of reliable inventory of E-Waste – Available information are
estimates only
2. Identification of Producers who have not obtained EPR Authorisation;
3. Verification of collection mechanism and compliances of stakeholders;
4. Informal collection and unscientific recycling of e-waste
5. Awareness among consumers/bulk consumers
6. Monitoring of activities of authorized Dismantler/Recyclers by SPCBs/PCCs
Monitoring of Recyclers-dismantlers required for
i. Environmental Sound Technology
ii. Extended Producer Responsibility
4. Strict surveillance by SPCBs on unauthorized Producers
Action Plan for enforcement of E-waste Rules
S.No. Challenges/Activities Stakeholder Action
responsible for
implementation
a Verification of quantity of CPCB/SPCBs/PCCs This is a continuous activity.
e-waste collected by Quarterly verification by
producers CPCB/SPCBs
b Verification of systems CPCB/SPCBs/PCCs This is a continuous activity.
provided by producers for Quarterly verification by
collection and CPCB/SPCBs
channelisation of e-waste
c Verification of facilities of SPCBs/PCCs/CPCB This is a continuous activity.
dismantlers and recyclers Yearly verification by
for their infrastructure and CPCB/SPCBs
records
Action Plan for enforcement of E-waste Rules
S.No. Challenges/Activities Stakeholder Action
responsible for
implementation
Checking of informal SPCBs/PCCs/District SPCBs/PCCs in coordination
trading, dismantling, and Administration with District Administration has
d recycling of e-waste to carry out quarterly drive for
checking of this activity.
Facilitate collection and SPCBs/PCCs/District State Government to formulate
disposal of e-waste Administration/ CPCB mechanism for collection and
e for incentivising setting up of
recycling facilities.
f Governance frame work SPCBs/PCCs/District Monitoring to be ensured at
for monitoring Administration /CPCB city/district and state levels for
compliance which nodal officers (state
environmental secretary, district
collector, CMD/Commissioners)
to be designated.
Action Plan for enforcement of E-waste Rules
S.No. Challenges/Activities Stakeholder Action
responsible for
implementation
g Capacity building at SPCBs/PCCs/District Special workshops to educate
district/State/CPCB level Administration /CPCB functionaries in government / NGOs
be run over one year
IEC plan be firmed up and SPCBs/PCCs/District State Government to firm up IEC plan
executed Administration /CPCB for educating public at large about
h the system of collection, incentive
structure and facilities for recycling.
The IEC Plan to be executed over one
year.
Strengthening system of SPCBs/PCCs/District Quarterly review of violations and
monitoring Administration /CPCB enforcement actions at
i city/district/state level and quarterly
reports to be filed with CPCB
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