Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has any plans to create a central system for e-waste collection by setting up a coordination mechanism between manufacturers, suppliers, and municipalities/panchayats;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Ministry has coordinated with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change over compliance of e-waste rules; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) and (b): No, Sir. The present mechanism of e-waste management is based on E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, notified by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The Rules envisage, assigning of collection of e-waste to Producers (manufactures) or his associates, including Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs), Dismantlers, Recyclers and refurbishers. Further, the management of E-Waste is also governed by the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
Also, the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 have assigned the following duties to Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Committee or Council or Corporation):
(i) To ensure that e-waste, if found to be mixed with Municipal Solid Waste is properly segregated, collected and is channelized to authorised dismantler or recycler.
(ii) To ensure that e-waste pertaining to orphan products is collected and channelized to authorised dismantler or recycler.
(c) and (d): Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) provides necessary inputs in the compliance of e-waste rules to MoEF&CC.
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