31.6% rise in e-waste era final yr: Ashwini Choubey to Rajya Sabha

India generated 10,14,961.2 tonnes of e-waste final yr, a large 31.6 per cent improve from the earlier yr, Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Ashwini Kumar Choubey knowledgeable the Rajya Sabha on Monday
Choubey was responding to a query positioned earlier than the House by MP Neeraj Shekhar, who requested for particulars on the e-waste generated prior to now three years. Shekhar additionally requested for state-wise knowledge and a report on deaths, if any, that had resulted from e-waste.
The minister knowledgeable Parliament that knowledge concerning e-waste is just accessible within the nation from 2017-18 onwards, that too solely National knowledge.
The e-Waste (Management) Rules have been notified in 2016 which obtained amended every now and then. So far, the Environment Ministry has notified 21 varieties of electrical and digital gear (EEE) as e-waste.
In 2017-18, India generated 7,08,445 tonnes of e-waste and seven,71,215 tonnes in 2018-19 – a rise of 8.86 per cent.
Accepting the regular rise within the manufacturing of e-waste within the nation, Choubey mentioned, “The Government has assessed the increase in e-waste in the country during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. The formula for estimation of e-waste generation involves the sale of EEE. Scrutiny of sales data reveals that there have been continuous increases in the sales data since 2007-08 and hence there is an increase in e-waste generation.”
The minister mentioned that no deaths associated to e-waste have been reported within the nation to date and identified the corrective measures taken by the Ministry by way of e-waste.
The minister additional mentioned that the Ministry has been selling and inspiring the institution of an environment friendly e-waste assortment mechanism, which is environmentally protected and sound, recycling by way of authorised dismantlers and recyclers of e-waste, therefore minimising the unlawful recycling and restoration operations and discount of hazardous substances in electrical and digital parts.
According to the principles, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) points EPR authorisation to the producers of EEE together with e-waste assortment targets on annual foundation. As per the knowledge supplied by CPCB, a complete no of 1,766 producers have been registered for EPR Authorisation and likewise 57 Producers Responsibility Organizations (PROs) have obtained registration, mentioned Choubey.
“Presently, 400 dismantlers/recyclers of e-waste are operating in 20 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. These authorised dismantlers/recyclers have an annual processing capacity of 10,68,542.72 tonnes,” he mentioned.