India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) 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 1st April, 2023. These Rules are regulating 106 Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) listed in Schedule-I of the said Rules, including discarded mobile phones, computers and UPS systems.
MoEF&CC has notified the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 24th August, 2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries. The Rules cover all types of batteries viz. Electric Vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries and industrial batteries. Under the Rules, the producers, including importers, have been given mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets for collection and recycling or refurbishment of waste batteries. EPR framework under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022prohibits disposal of waste batteries in landfills.Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for lead acid battery recycling, specifying the measures for safe draining of hazardous fluids and its disposal and repurposing use in other industrial processes. Centralized online EPR portal has been developed for registration of producers and recyclers, exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers to fulfil the EPR obligations of the producer.
CPCB estimates the e-waste generation at national level, based on the countrywide sales data provided by the registered producers, and average life of notified EEE, as mandated under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. As per the CPCB, e-waste generated in the country during the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 and 2024-25 is given below:
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