Thursday, August 5, 2010

E-Waste Management Rules

E Waste management rules have been created by the central government and CPCB of India. the following is a free download of the E Waste Management Rules:


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4. Responsibilities of the producer – (1) In line with the principle of ‘Extended

Producer Responsibility’ (EPR), the producer of electrical or electronic equipments

shall be responsible for the e-waste generated from the ‘end of life’ of their products

and ensure that such e-wastes are handled without any adverse effects to human

health and the environment.

(2) In accordance with the principle of ‘Individual Producer Responsibility’ (IPR), the

producer of electrical or electronic equipment shall be responsible for its own

branded product, its own branded historical waste from the date these rules come

into force. The producer shall be responsible to finance, and organize a system to

meet the costs involved in the management of e-waste generated from the ‘end of

life’ of its own products. Such financing system shall be transparent.

(3) In case of historical wastes, the management of s uch wastes shall be a collective

responsibility of the producers through a consortium or an association of producers

and other concerned stakeholders. Every producer shall be responsible to finance

the recycling cost proportionate to their market share assessed annually. Such

financing system shall be transparent.

(4) The producer shall be responsible for:

(i) any waste generated during the manufacture of electrical and electronic

equipment;

(ii) organizing an effective take back system for all used electrical and electronic

equipments which are no longer fit for its intended use.

(iii) authorizing dealers of electrical and electronic equipments to collect used

electrical and electronic equipments (e-waste).

(iv) facilita ting to set up collection centres either individually or collectively for the

collection of e-wastes;

(v) meeting the targets as per the guidelines published from time to time.

(vi) ensuring that all products are provided with a specific serial number or

individual identification code for tracking their product in the e-waste

management system.

(5) In order to fulfill the responsibilities mentioned in (1), (2) & (3) above the producer

or consortium of producers shall designate, individually or collectively, dealers,

collection centres, recyclers as deemed necessary.

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(6) The producer shall create awareness through publications, information booklets

accompanying the equipment, advertisements, posters or by any other means with

regard to the following:

(i) information on hazardous constituents in e -waste;

(ii) information on hazards of improper handling, accidental breakage, damage

and/or improper recycling of e-waste;

(iii) instructions for handling the equipment after its use, along with the Do’s and

Don’ts;

(iv) affix the symbol given below on the products to prevent e-waste from being

dropped in garbage bins containing waste destined for disposal;

(v) information to consumers to return their used electrical and electronic

equipments only to the dealers or authorized collection centres; and

(vi) provide contact details such as address, telephone numbers/helpline number

and e-mail of dealers and authorized collection centres for the deposition of

the equipments after use;

(7) The producer shall submit an application for authorization in Form-1,

electronically to the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or Committee

of UT as the case may be and in accordance with the procedures prescribed under

rule-11 of these rules;

(8) The producer shall maintain records of the e-waste handled in Form 2. These

may be maintained in electronic format and should be available for scrutiny by the

appropriate authority.

(9) The annual returns shall be filed in Form 3, electronically, to the State Pollution

Control Board/Committee of UT as the case may be, on or before 30th June of every

year for the financial year ending on 31st March of the same year.

(10) The producer shall provide the following information to Ministry of Environment

and Forests annually by 30th June for the financial year ending on 31st March of the

same year:

(a) sale of electronic and electrical equipments for the past five years;

(b) sale of used/refurbished electrical and electronic equipments; and

(c) collection of e -waste.

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The information on (b) & (c) above shall also be made available on their

respective websites.

5. Responsibilities of dealers - (1) The dealers authorized by the producers shall

be responsible to collect the used electrical and electronic equipments (e-waste) by

providing the consumer(s) a box, bin or a demarcated area to deposit e-waste.

(2) The dealers shall ensure that the e-waste thus collected are safely transported

back to the producer or to authorized collection centre as the case may be.

(3) The dealers may give appropriate discount or levy appropriate cost for every

used electrical and electronic e quipment (e-waste) returned by the consumer.

6. Responsibilities of authorized collection centres – (1) Any person(s) setting

up such collection centre(s) shall submit an application for authorization in Form-1, to

the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or Committee of UT as the

case may be and in accordance with the procedures prescribed under Rule -11 of

these rules. The contact details such as address, telephone numbers/helpline

number and e-mail of the collection centre shall be provided to the general public.

(2) The person(s) operating collection centre(s), individually or collectively shall

ensure:

(i) that the e-waste collected by them are stored in a secured manner till these

are sent to the producer, authorized dismantlers or registered recyclers;

(ii) the e-waste thus collected are sent to the producer, authorized dismantlers

or registered recyclers as the case may be;

(iii) safe transportation of the e-waste; and

(iv) that no damage is caused to the environment during storage and

transportation of e-waste; and

(3) The person(s) operating the authorized collection centre shall maintain records of

the e-waste handled in Form 2. These may be maintained in electronic format and

should be available for scrutiny by the appropriate authority.

7. Responsibilities of consumer or bulk consumer. – (1) Consumers or bulk

consumers using electrical and electronic equipments shall ensure that used

electrical and electronic equipments (e -waste) which are not fit for the intended use

are deposited with the dealer or authorized collection in order to be sent to the

authorized dismantler or registered recycler.

(2) The bulk consumers are permitted to auction e-waste only to authorized

collection centres or authorized dismantler or registered recyclers or avail the pickup/

take back services provided by the producers; and

(3) The bulk consumers shall maintain records in Form 2. These may be maintained

in electronic format and should be available for scrutiny by the appropriate authority.

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8. Responsibilities of dismantler - (1) Every dismantler shall submit an application

for authorization in Form-1, electronically to the Member Secretary, State Pollution

Control Board or Committee of the UT as the case may be and in accordance with

the procedures prescribed under rule-11 of these rules.

(2) Every person engaged in dismantling e-waste shall ensure that:-

(i) no damage is caused to the environment during storage and

transportation and dismantling of e-waste;

(ii) the dismantling processes do not have any adverse effect on health

and environment;

(iii) the facility and dismantling processes are in accordance with the

standards laid down in the guidelines published by the Central Pollution

Control Board from time to time; and

(iv) the dismantled e-waste are segregated and sent to the registered

recycling facilities for recovery of materials;

(3) The dismantler shall not process any e-waste for recovery and/or refining of

materials.

(4) Every dismantler shall maintain records of the e-waste handled in Form 2. These

may be maintained in electronic format and should be available for scrutiny by the

appropriate authority.

(5) The annual returns shall be filed in Form 3, electronically, to the State Pollution

Control Board/Committee of UT as the case may be, on or before 30th June of every

year for the financial year ending on 31st March of the same year.

9. Responsibilities of recycler – (1) Every person desirous of recycling e-waste

shall submit an application for registration as a recycler in Form-4 to the Member

Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board in accordance with the procedures

prescribed under rule-12 of these rules;

(2) The registered recycler shall:-

(i) ensure strict compliance of the terms and conditions of registration;

(ii) ensure that the facility and recycling processes are in accordance with the

standards laid down in the guidelines published by the Central Pollution

Control Board from time to time;

(iii) make available all records to the Central or State Pollution Control Board/

Committee of UT for inspection;

(iv) ensure that residue generated thereof is disposed of in a hazardous waste

Treatment Storage Disposal Facility (TSDF); and

(v) conduct a Third Party Audit of the facility once every two years by auditors

empanelled by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and make the report

public.

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(3) The registered recycler shall maintain records in Form 2. These may be

maintained in electronic format and should be available for scrutiny by the

appropriate authority.

(4) The annual returns shall be filed in Form 3, electronically, to the State Pollution

Control Board or Committee of the UT as the case may be, on or before 30th June of

every year for the financial year ending on 31st March of the same year.

(5) The registered recyclers shall facilitate creation of public awareness through

advertisements, publications, posters or others on:

(i) the obligation of all consumers to return used electrical and electronic

equipments only to the authorized dealers or authorized collection centres;

(ii) the environmentally sound recycling of e-waste including the benefits of

such recycling; and

(iii) the environmental and health hazards of improper recycling of e-waste.

10. Responsibilities of the Designated Authorities - (1) Nodal Authority – A

nodal authority shall be constituted under the Ministry of Environment & Forests that

shall be responsible for the enforcement of these rules. This authority shall

periodically review the enforcement of these rules at the national level.

(2) Regional Authority – (i) Regional authorities shall be constituted under each of

the Regional Offices of the Ministry of Environment & Forests to oversee the e-waste

management in the region and resolve any issues relating to smooth functioning of

the collection, storage, dismantling and recycling of e-waste.

(ii) The regional authority shall be constituted under the chairmanship of an officer of

the level of Director or above in the Environment Division of the Regional Office. The

committee shall include representatives from other concerned state government

departments, State Pollution Control Board or Committee of UT, industry

associations, technical experts, NGOs with experience in the area of e-waste and

others as deemed fit.

(3) Responsibilities of various Authorities - The responsibilities of the various

authorities are given in Schedule 2 of these rules.

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