Introduction to E-Waste ( Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 and Guidelines

1. Introduction to E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 and Guidelines By Anand KumarSenior Environmental Engineer Central Pollution Control Board (Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India) 03-12- 2013

2. Initial Interventions • “Guidelines for Environmentally Sound • Management of E-waste” • notified by Government in March 2008. • E-waste included in the schedule IV of • the HAZARDOUS WASTE Rules, • on 24thSeptember, 2008 • Implies that the generators of e-waste has to give this waste only to a • registered recyclers who has the environmentally sound facilities for • dismantling & recycling of e-waste

3. The E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 Notified in May 2011 and Became effective from May 2012 RoHS Provisions will become effective from May 2014

4. E-Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2011 • Six Chapters, Three Schedule and Five Forms Chapter 1 – Has definitions of various terms Chapter 2 – Responsibilities of Producers, Collection Centers, Dismantler, Recycler and Bulk Consumer Chapter 3 - Procedure for seeking Authorization & Registration Chapter 4 - Storage of E-Waste Chapter 5 - RoHS Chapter 6 – Duties of Regulatory Authorities, Annual Report from Producers, Collection Centers, Dismantlers Recyclers, Transportation, Accident Reporting Schedule – I : List of Equipment, Schedule – II : Exemptions list for RoHS Schedule – III: Duties of Regulatory Authorities

5. Objectives of E-Waste Rules • Minimize illegal recycling / recovery operations • Environmentally Safe & Sound Recycling by channelizing E-waste to registered E-waste recyclers • Extended Responsibilities to producers to manage a system of E-waste collection/take back and channelizing to a registered dismantler/recycler. • Responsibilities to Urban Local Bodies for orphan products and for waste found mixed with MSW • To Create an E-waste collection channelization system • Reduce Hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic components

6. Important definitions • E-waste means waste electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part or rejects from their manufacturing and repair process, which are intended to be discarded; • Electrical and electronic equipment means equipment which is dependent on electrical currents or electro-magnetic fields to be fully functional;

7. Important definitions Producer: means any person who, irrespective of the selling technique used • manufactures and offers to sell electrical and electronic equipment under his own brand; or • offers to sell under his own brand, assembled electrical and electronic equipment produced by other manufacturers or suppliers; or • offers to sell imported electrical and electronic equipment;

8. Important Definitions • Historical E-Waste - E-waste generated from electrical and electronic equipment as listed in Schedule I, which was available on the date from which these rules come into force • Orphaned Products – Non branded or assembled electrical and electronic equipment as listed in Schedule I or those produced by a company, which has closed its operations or has stopped product support

9. Important Definitions • Bulk Consumers -Bulk users of electrical and electronic equipment such as central government or state government departments, public sector undertakings, banks, educational institutions, multinational organizations, international agencies and private companies that are registered under the Factories Act, 1948 and Companies Act, 1956 • Extended Producer Responsibility - Responsibility of any producer of electrical or electronic equipment, for their products beyond manufacturing until environmentally sound management of their end of life products

10. Categories of EEE covered • IT and telecommunication equipment: • Centralized data processing; Mainframes, Minicomputers; Personal computing; Personal computers (Central processing unit with input and output devices), Laptop computers (Central processing unit with input and output devices), Notebook computers, Notepad computers, Printers including cartridges, Copying equipment, Electrical and electronic typewriters, User terminals and systems, Facsimile, Telex, Telephones, Pay telephones, Cordless telephones, Cellular telephones, Answering systems • Consumer electronics: • Television sets (including sets based on (Liquid Crystal Display and Light Emitting Diode technology ), Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air-Conditioners excluding centralized air conditioning plants,.

11. E-waste Rules, 2011- Stake Holders • Every producer, consumer or bulk consumer, involved in the manufacture, sale, and purchase and processing of electrical and electronic equipment or components as specified in schedule I • Collection Centers, Dismantlers & Recyclers of E-waste • Bulk Consumer/Consumer • MoEF/CPCB/SPCBs/PCCs. ULBs

12. Responsibility of Producer • Collection of e-waste generatedfrom the ‘end of life’ of their products in line with the principle of ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’ (EPR), or generated during manufacturing of electrical and electronic equipment and channelization of such waste to registered dismantler or recyclers. • Setting up collection centres or take back systems either individually or collectively • Financing and organizing a system to meet the costs involved in the environmentally sound management of e-waste generated from the ‘end of life’ of its own products and historical waste available on the date from which these rules come in to force. The financing arrangement of such a system shall be transparent. • The producer may choose to establish such financial system either individually or collectively by joining a collective scheme.

13. Responsibility of Producer Contd……c • to facilitate return of used electrical and electronic equipment by providing contact details such as address, telephone numbers/helpline number of authorized collection centers to consumer(s) or bulk consumer(s) • creating awareness through publications, advertisements, posters, or by any other means of communication and information booklets accompanying the equipment, with regard to: • information on hazardous constituents as detailed in sub-rule 1 of rule 13 in EEE • information on hazards of improper handling, accidental breakage, damage and/or improper recycling of e-waste • instructions for handling the equipment after its use, along with the Do’s and Don’ts • affixing a visible, legible and indelible symbol on the products or information booklets to prevent e-waste from being dropped in garbage bins

14. Responsibility of Producer Contd……c • Obtaining an authorization from the concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee in accordance with the procedure under rule 9 • Maintaining records in Form 2 of the e-waste handled and make such records available for scrutiny by the State Pollution Control Board or the Committee concerned • Filing annual returns in Form 3, to the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee concerned, on or before the 30th day of June following the financial year to which that return relates

15. Responsibility of Producer Contd…… Scope of EPR • The producer may opt to implement EPR on his own individually or collectively: • individual producer responsibility where producer implements EPR on his own by setting up his own authorized collection centres or • collective producers responsibility, where producers may authorize common collection centres (CCC) independently or by joining a consortium as a member. • may expand collection reach by working between consumer – retailer – collection center - recycler

16. Responsibility of ProducerContd…REDUCTION IN THE USE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (RoHS) • Every producer of EEE shall achieve the thresh hold limits as prescribed in rule 13 (1) within a period of three years from the published notification. • Imports of EEE shall be permitted only for those equipments, which are RoHS compliant.

17. Responsibility of ProducerContd…REDUCTION IN THE USE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (RoHS) • Maximum permissible concentration of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominateddiphenyl ethers is 0.1% and in respect of cadmium the maximum concentration value is 0.01% in homogenous materials of electrical and electronic equipment as listed in Schedule I (by weight) • 39 categories of equipments as listed in schedule II and equipment used for defence and strategic applications have been exempted from this provisions • The above limits will not apply to components of electrical and electronic equipment manufactured or placed in the market six years before the date of commencement of these rules

18. Responsibilities of Collection Centers • To obtain an authorization in accordance with the procedure under rule 9 from the concerned SPCB or PCC and provide details such as address, telephone numbers/helpline number, e-mail, etc. of such collection centre to the general public • To ensure secure storage of the e-waste collected till it is sent to registered dismantler(s) or recycler(s) • To ensure safe transportation of e-waste • To file annual returns in Form 3, to the SPCB or PCC concerned on or before the 30th day of June following the financial year to which that return relates • To maintain records of the e-waste handled in Form 2 and make such records available for scrutiny by the SPCB or PCC .

19. Responsibilities of Bulk Consumer • To ensure that e-waste generated is channelized to authorized collection centers or registered dismantlers or recyclers or is returned to pick-up or take back services provided by the producers; • Maintain records of e-waste generated by them in Form 2 and make such records available for scrutiny by the SPCBs/PCCs.

20. Responsibilities of Dismantler & Recycler • To obtain authorization and registration from the SPCB/PCC (rule 9 & 11) • To ensure that no damage is caused to the environment during storage and transportation of e-waste • To ensure that the dismantling/recycling processes do not have any adverse effect on the health and the environment • To ensure that the facilities and dismantling & recycling processes are in accordance with the standards or guidelines published by the CPCB from time to time • Dismantler to ensure that dismantled e-waste are segregated and sent to the registered recycling facilities for recovery of materials

21. Responsibilities of Dismantler & Recycler Contd…… • Dismantlers shall not process any e-waste for recovery and/or refining of materials, unless registered as recycler for refining and recovery of materials. • To make available all records to the CPCB or SPCB/PCC for inspection • To ensure that residue generated after recycling is disposed of in a hazardous waste Treatment Storage Disposal Facility (TSDF) • To file annual returns in Form 3

22. Responsibility of State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees • SPCBs/PCCs  has been assigned the following duties: • preparation of inventory of e-waste • granting authorization • granting registration • monitoring of compliance of authorization and registration • conditions • maintaining information on the conditions imposed for • authorization • taking action against violations of these rules • ensure that collection centre should not store e-waste • for a period exceeding one hundred and eighty days.

23. Responsibility of Central Pollution Control Boards • Coordination with State Pollution Control Boards/ Committees of Union territories • Preparation of Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of e-waste • Conduct assessment of e-waste generation and processing • Recommend standards and specifications for processing and recycling e-waste • Documentation, compilation of data on e-waste and uploading on websites of Central Pollution Control Board

24. Responsibility of Central Pollution Control Boards Contd…… • Conducting training & awareness programmes • Submit Annual Report to the Ministry of Environment & Forests • Enforcement of provisions regarding reduction in use of hazardous substances in manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment • Initiatives for IT industry for reducing hazardous substances • Set targets for compliance to the reduction in use of hazardous substance in manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment

25. Responsibility of Municipal Authority • The Municipal Authorities are responsible for: • Channelization of e-waste after segregation to either authorized collection centre or dismantler or recycler if found to be mixed with MSW. • Collection and channelization of e-waste generated from non branded or assembled electrical and electronic equipment to either authorized collection centre or dismantler or recycler.

26. Guidelines on Implementation of E-Waste Rules 2011

27. Guidelines • on • Implementation of E-Waste Rules 2011 • A guidance document for implementation of the provisions of the E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 • To help Producers, Consumer & Bulk Consumer, Collection Center, Dismantler, Recycler and Regulatory agencies (SPCBs/PCCs) in effective compliance/implementation of these rules. • To provide guidance to collection center, dismantler and recycler • To help Producers for understanding the concept and scope of “extended producer responsibility”(EPR).

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