Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) estimates the e-waste generation at the national level based on the countrywide sales data provided by producers, and the average life of notified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), as mandated under the E-waste Management Rules, 2016. As per the information available with CPCB, e-waste generated in the country from twenty-one (21) types of EEE notified under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 in the financial year (FY) 2020-21 and 2021-22 was estimated as 13,46,496.31 Tonnes and 16,01,155.36 tonnes respectively, which is not substantial as compared to other major economies of the world.
Ministry has comprehensively revised the previous set of Rules and notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in November 2022 and the same is enforce since 1st April 2023. These new rules intend to manage e-waste in an environmentally sound manner and put in place an improved Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime for e-waste recycling wherein all the manufacturers, producers, refurbishers, and recyclers are required to register on the portal developed by CPCB. The new provisions would facilitate and channelize the informal sector to the formal sector for doing business and ensure the recycling of E-waste in an environmentally sound manner. Provisions for environmental compensation and verification & audit have also been introduced. These rules also promote the Circular Economy through the EPR regime and scientific recycling/disposal of e-waste.
An Action Plan for enforcement of E-Waste (Management) Rules, across the country is in place and is being implemented by all the States/UTs and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs). An e-waste Management review portal has also been developed for uploading the status and progress of the e-waste action plan. The quantity of e-waste collected and processed during FY 2021-22 is 5,27,131.57 Tonnes.
| S. No. | Name of the State | E-Waste collected and processed(in Tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 2021.19 |
| 2 | Assam | 67.00 |
| 3 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 0.78 |
| 4 | Bihar | 41.07 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 4167.90 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 67.92 |
| 7 | Delhi | 2130.79 |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu | 12.34 |
| 9 | Gujarat | 30569.32 |
| 10 | Haryana | 245015.82 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 373.20 |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir | 561.61 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 366.71 |
| 14 | Karnataka | 39150.63 |
| 15 | Kerala | 1249.61 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | 553.59 |
| 17 | Maharashtra | 18559.30 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 14.85 |
| 19 | Odisha | 477.54 |
| 20 | Punjab | 28375.27 |
| 21 | Puducherry | 31.77 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 27998.77 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 8.47 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 31143.21 |
| 25 | Telangana | 42297.68 |
| 26 | Tripura | 13.67 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 51541.12 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 320.44 |
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