23rd March, 2016
E-Waste Management Rules, 2016
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| E-waste |
It will bring the producers under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to collect e-waste and hand it over to recyclers.
The new rules also bring under their ambit Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
About 17 Lakhs tonnes of E-waste is generated every year, with an annual increase of 5 per cent of generation of E-waste.
The role of State Governments has been also introduced to ensure safety, health and skill development of the workers involved in dismantling and recycling operations.
Liability for damages caused to the environment or third party due to improper management of e-waste including provision for levying financial penalty for violation of provisions of the Rules has also been introduced.
Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Committee/Council/Corporation) has been assign the duty to collect and hand over the orphan products to authorized dismantler or recycler.
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