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E-waste recycling has doubled, says Centre
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- The Centre said it doubled the electronic waste (e-waste) it recycled in 2018-19 over 2017-18, according to a response to a question in the Rajya Sabha recently.
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(1) In 2017, the Centre passed the E-Waste Management Rules, which require companies to collect a certain percentage of e-waste generated from their goods once they have reached their “end-of-life”.
(2) In FY 2017-2018, 7,08,445 tonnes of waste was generated, of which 69,414 tonnes were recycled, compared to 1,64,663 tonnes of recycled waste from 7,71,215 tonnes in FY 2018-2019— meaning a 10% recycling rate in 2017-18 rising to a little over 20% in 2018-19.
- E-Waste Management Rule:
(1) It includes CFLs or Compact Fluorescent Lamps as well as other lamps with mercury, and similar equipment.
(2) The Rules for the first time, bring producers under the ambit of the Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR, together with the targets.
(3) Producers have been made accountable for e-waste collection and for e-waste exchange as well.
(4) Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) and other mercury-containing lamps have been brought under the purview of the rules.
(5) Local bodies with a population of one lakh or above are supposed to establish solid waste processing facilities within 2 years.
(6) Census towns below a lakh would be given three years to establish solid waste processing facilities
(7) Old and discarded dump sites would have to be shut-down or bio-remedied within five years.
(8) The rules on solid waste management have been amended after 16 years.
(9) Garbage management is the responsibility of municipal bodies, they would have rights to charge user fees and levy spot fines for littering and non-segregation.
(10) A transition period of two to five years would be in place beyond which fines would be imposed as per the country’s Environment Minister.
Sources
The Hindu