MoEF Invites Suggestions on Draft E-Waste Management Rules 2010

Recyling e-waste

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) often ascribed as “urban ore” is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliance. It includes includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile phones and other items that have been discarded by their original users. Presence of chemicals like cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium and brominated flame retardants makes e-waste dangerous. Electronic equipments are major contributors of heavy metals and organic pollutants to the waste stream.

The Central Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India now considers it necessary to enable the recovery and/or reuse of useful material from WEEE, thereby reducing the hazardous wastes destined for disposal and to ensure the environmentally sound management of all types of waste electrical and electronic equipment. In this regard, the MoEF has notified the Draft E-Waste Handling & Management Rules on 30th March, 2010.

download Draft E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2010 Notified on 30.03.2010

The rules may be called the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2010 and shall apply to every producer(s), dealer(s), collection centre(s), refurbisher(s), dismantler(s), recycler(s), auctioneer(s) consumer(s) or bulk consumer(s) involved in the manufacture, processing, sale, purchase of electrical and electronic equipment or components. To whom the rules shall not apply is clearly listed in the draft notification. The draft defines the responsibilities of each of the handlers of components that will eventually add to the E-waste load.

The Ministry now invites comments, objections or suggestions to the proposal contained in the draft notification by affected parties, civil society, expert groups and general public within sixty days from the date of notification (to be sent by 30th May, 2010). The same may be addressed and sent to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, Central Government Offices (CGO) Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 or be sent electronically at the following e-mail address: secy-moef(at)nic.in

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5 thoughts on “MoEF Invites Suggestions on Draft E-Waste Management Rules 2010

  1. Really good job from the Indian government on E waste habdling.

    RoHS and E wsate handling are clubled together.

    Small confusion related to crossedout bin symbol — As per WEEE symbol containts one bar below the bin —-As per E waste draft no bar

  2. ITS THE PRIME RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY INDIAN CITIZEN TO ACT UPON THE REAL RESOLUTIONS………………..

  3. INDIA HAS SHOWN SUCCESS IN VARIOUS FIELDS ACCORDING TO THE SOME RECENT SURVEYS…….ITS ACTUALLY A DUTY OF EACH AND EVERY SUNDRY TO GO FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT

  4. INDIA IS A DEVELOPING NATION AND HAS OBSERVED A SUCCESSFUL PROGRESS IN MOST OF THE CASES…….SO I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT’D CERTAINLY BEAT CHINA IN HOSTING THE COMMON-WEALTH GAMES.

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