An Outline of management of electronic waste in India

1. E-WASTE
MANAGEMENT
DR. MONISH RAJKUMAR. M
DR. MONISHA. M

2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION
What is E-waste?
Categories of E-waste
Health Hazards
Major Stakeholders in Management of E-waste
Concerns & Challenges
Regulatory Regime
List of Authorities and corresponding Duties
Environmentally Sound Treatment technology
List of Registered Recyclers
References

3. WHAT IS E-WASTE?
Electronic waste (e-waste) comprises waste electronics/electrical goods that are not fit for their
originally intended use or have reached their end of life.
There is no clear definition for electronic waste (e-waste) at this time, but if you can plug it in to
an electrical outlet or it contains circuit boards or chips, it is most likely e-waste.
E-waste contains valuable materials such as copper, silver, gold and platinum which could be
processed for their recovery.

5. CATEGORIES OF E-WASTE (According to MOEF)
1. Information Technology & Telecommunication Equipment
i. Centralized Data Processing – Mainframes, Mini Computers
ii. Personal Computers – PCs, Laptops, Notebooks, Notepads
iii. Printers including cartridges
iv. Copying Equipment
v. Electrical & Electronic Typewriters
vi. User Terminals & Systems
vii. Facsimile, Telex, Answering systems
viii. Telephones, Payphones, Cordless phones, Cellular phones
2. Consumer Electricals & Electronics
i. Television sets – Including LCD and LED
ii. Refrigerators
iii. Washing Machines
iv. Air conditioners – Excluding Centralized Air Conditioning Plants.

9. *WEE – Waste Electrical Equipment

10. MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS
1. Producer - is 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”
and has to take authorization under these Rules for implementation of EPR.
2. Bulk Consumers - are 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; they
have to maintain records on E-waste generated and channelized to registered/authorized
collection centers/recycler/dismantler.

11. MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS
3. Extended Producer Responsibility - is a responsibility of any producer of electrical or
electronic equipment, for their products beyond manufacturing until environmentally sound
management of their end of life products.
4. Collection Centre - is a center established individually or jointly or a registered society or a
designated agency or a company or an association to collect e-waste which has to obtain
authorization under E-Waste Rules, 2011.
5. Dismantler - is any person or registered society or a designated agency or a company or an
association engaged in dismantling of used electrical and electronic equipment into their
components who has to obtain authorization and registration E-Waste Rules, 2011. The
association may include a consortium as well.

12. MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS
6. Recycler - is any person who is engaged in recycling or reprocessing of used electrical and
electronic equipment or assemblies or their component. Recycling facility may be set up by
an individual or a company or a joint venture or a consortium.
7. SPCBs/PCCs - have been given the responsibility as regulatory agencies for ensuring
implementation of the E-waste Rules in their respective States.
8. CPCB - is responsible for evolving the guidelines for implementation, overseeing the progress
made in implementing the Rules and ensuring RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances)
compliance

13. CONCERNS & CHALLENGES
1. Accurate figures not available for rapidly increasing e-waste volumes— generated
domestically and by imports.
2. Low level of awareness among manufacturers and consumers of the hazards of incorrect e-
waste disposal.
3. No accurate measurement of the quantity of e-waste generated and recycled available in
India.
4. Major portion of e-waste is processed by the informal (unorganised) sector using
rudimentary techniques such as acid leaching and open-air burning, which results in severe
environmental damage.
5. E-waste workers have little or no knowledge of toxins in e-waste and are exposed to health
hazards.

14. CONCERNS & CHALLENGES
6. High-risk backyard recycling operations impact vulnerable social groups like women,
children and immigrant labourers.
7. Inefficient recycling processes result in substantial losses of material value and resources.
8. Cherry-picking by recyclers who recover precious metals (gold, platinum, silver, copper, etc)
and improperly dispose of the rest, posing environmental hazards.
9. No specific legislation for dealing with e-waste at present

15. REGULATORY REGIME FOR E-WASTE
1. The Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2003
2. The Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000
3. Basel Convention

16. LIST OF AUTHORITIES
1. Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi
2. State Pollution Control Boards / Committees of Union Territories.
3. Urban Local Bodies ( Municipal Committees / Councils / Corporations)

17. DUTIES OF CENTRAL POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD
1. Coordination with State Pollution Control Boards / Committees of Union Territories
2. Preparation of guidelines for environmentally sound management of E-waste
3. Conduct assessment of E-waste generation and processing
4. Recommend standards & specifications for processing & recycling E-waste
5. Documentation, compilation of data on E-waste and uploading on the websites of Central
Pollution Control Board.
6. Conducting “Training & Awareness” programmes.
7. Submit annual reports to ministry
8. Any other function delegated by the ministry under these rules

18. DUTIES OF CENTRAL POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD
9. Enforcement of provisions regarding reduction in use of hazardous substances in
manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment.
10. Initiatives for IT industry for reducing hazardous substances.
11. Set targets for compliance to the reduction in use of hazardous substances in manufacture of
electrical and electronic equipment.
12. Incentives and Certification for Green design / products.

19. DUTIES OF STATE POLLUTION BOARDS/
COMMITTEES
1. Inventorization of E-waste.
2. Grant & Renewal of authorization
3. Registration of recyclers of E-waste
4. Monitoring compliance of authorization & registration conditions
5. Maintain information on the conditions imposed for authorization etc
6. Implementation of programmes to encourage environmentally sound recycling.
7. Actions against violations of these rules
8. Any other function delegated by the ministry under these rules

20. DUTIES OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES
1. To ensure that E-waste if found to be mixed with Municipal solid waste is properly
segregated, collected & is channelized to either authorized collection centre or dismantler or
recycler.
2. To ensure that E-waste pertaining to orphan products is collected & channelized to either
authorized collection centre or dismantler or recycler.

21. IMPLEMENTATION OF E-WASTE RULES
2011

22. ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TREATMENT
TECHNOLOGY FOR E-WASTE
I – Level Treatment:
1. Decontamination – Removal of all liquids & gases
2. Dismantling – Manual / Mechanized breaking
3. Segregation
II – Level Treatment:
1. Hammering
2. Shredding
3. Special Treatment process comprising of
1. CRT treatment consisting of separation of funnels and screen glass
2. Electromagnetic separation
3. Eddy current separation
4. Density separation using water
III – Level Treatment:

25. LIST OF REGISTERED RECYCLERS IN
TAMILNADU
1. Trishyraya Recycling India Pvt. Ltd., Tambaram
2. TES AMM Pvt. Ltd., Sriperumputhur
3. Global E-waste Management & Services, Kancheepuram
4. Victory Recovery & Recycle Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvallur
5. Ultrust Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvallur
6. INAA Enterprises, Sriperumputhur
7. AER Worldwide India Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvallur
8. SEZ Recyclers, Kancheepuram

26. LIST OF REGISTERED RECYCLERS IN
TAMILNADU
9. Tritech Systems, Thiruvallur
10. Sriram Recycling, Thiruvallur
11. Green R2 Reprocessors Pvt. Ltd., Ambattur
12. Abishek Enterprises, Ambattur
13. BV Enterprises, Sriperumputhur
14. Leela Traders, Kancheepuram

28. REFERENCES
owww.efymag.com (Electronics For You Magazine)
owww.moef.nic.in (Ministry of Environment And Forests)
owww.cpcb.nic.in (Central Pollution Control Board)