Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:-
(a) the statewise details of quantum of e-waste collected in the country every year;
(b) the details of names of agencies authorized for this work; and
(c) the details of likely adverse effects of e-waste collection?
): The state-wise data on e-waste collected and processed since Financial Year (FY) 2016-17 to FY 2020-21, based on annual reports submitted by 35 State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) to CPCB, is attached at Annexure-I.
(b): Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is the policy maker for management of e-waste in the country, and has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) are the regulating agencies. Under the Rules, producers and their service providers, dismantlers, recyclers, refurbishers are responsible for collection of e-waste. SPCBs/ PCCs provide information on e-waste collected and processed in their respective States/UT to CPCB.
(c): E-waste, as such, when collected and stored in safe and secured manner does not cause any harm or adverse effects on the health and environment within the prescribed guidelines issued by MoEF&CC. E-Waste causes adverse effect when unscientific methods and crude technology, outside those prescribed in the guidelines, are used for recovery of material from e-waste without pollution control measures or when e-waste is disposed of in open environment.
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Annexure – I
State-wise details of e-waste collected and processed
(since Financial Years 2016-17 to 2020-21)
S. No. Name of the State E-waste collected and processed (in tonnes)
FY 16-17 FY 17-18 FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 20-21
1. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) 26 57.4804
59.3284 9.96 229.084
2. Assam State Pollution Control Board Not reported Not reported 101.277 28.441 63.2
3. Arunachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board Not reported Not reported Not reported 1.63 Not received
4. A &N Island Pollution Control Committee Not reported Not reported Not reported 4.23 2.034
5. Bihar State Pollution Control Board 90.98 Not reported 101.0489 1674.144 86.0
6. Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) Not reported Not reported 62387.85 26.986 258.1
7. Chandigarh Pollution Control Board 44.48 29.0635
19.64056 28.3145 30.8732
8. Delhi Pollution Control Committee Not reported Not reported Not reported 488 610.132
9. DNH&DD Pollution Control Committee Not reported Not reported 14.82 285 586.104
10. Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) Not reported 5.1123
11.7204 218.544 Not received
11. Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) Not reported 1298.561
3106.3085 14185.54 109463.8032
12. Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) Not reported 5949.2479
11270.833 31036.4 -
13. Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) Not reported NIL 3757.2 140.9 72.944
14. Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Board (J & K PCB) Not reported 891.86
11219.97 87.18 150,559
15. Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) Not reported Not reported 334.536 36.43 95.316
16. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Not reported 7241.7
16424.6215 44240.10 96192.45
17. Kerala State Pollution Control Board(KPCB) Not reported 314.277
351.567 1289.21 1494.0
18. Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee Not reported Not reported Not reported 7.08 Not received
19. Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) Not reported 401.959
280.56 183.82 419.44
20. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board Not reported 7031.481
5244.077 13141.94 14546.0
21. Manipur State Pollution Control Board Not reported Not reported Not reported 2.613 Not received
22. Mizoram State Pollution Control Board Not reported 0.3216
24.648 2.96 19.308
23. Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board 0.3 1.5
0.84 4.72 6.175
24. Nagaland Pollution Control Board Data not available Data not available 11.64 13.42 423.0
25. Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) Not reported 501.239
352.74677 476.13 398.483
26. Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) 414.25 Not reported 52.471 180.9 384.307
27. Puducherry Pollution Control Committee 0.53 25805.3
62.444 64.77 Not received
28. Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB)
Not reported Not reported 4001.8982 17028.188 18742.118
29. Sikkim State Pollution Control Board Not reported Not reported NIL 7216 35.6035
30. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) 8994.09 16704.34
28226.9 37235.66 28305.89
31. Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) 6299.23 2846
14640.57 37858 38346.0
32. Tripura State Pollution Control Board Not reported 11.0637
11.0 11.57 12.7812
33. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) Not reported Not reported Not reported 00 Not received
34. Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) 6830.47 Not reported 2165.215 16322.16 43150.08
35. West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) Not reported 323.160
427.2617 510 416.891
Total 22700.33 69413.619
164662.993 224041.00
354540.7
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