(GIST OF YOJANA) Salient features of the E-waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2018 [JANUARY-2020]

(GIST OF YOJANA) Salient features of the E-waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2018 [JANUARY-2020]

Salient features of the E-waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2018

• The e-waste collection targets under EPR have been revised and applicable since 1 October, 2017.
• The phase-wise collection targets for e-waste in weight shall be 10% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in the EPR Plan during 2017-18, with a 10% increase every year until 2023.
• After 2023 onwards, the target has been made 70% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated in the EPR Plan.
• Separate e-waste collection targets have been drafted for new producers, i.e. those producers whose number of years of sales operation is less than the average lives of their products.
• The average lives of the products will be as per the guidelines issued by CPCB from time to time.
• Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) shall apply to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for registration to undertake activities prescribed in the Rules.
• Under the Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) provisions, cost for sampling and testing shall be borne by the government for conducting the RoHS test. If the product does not comply with RoHS provisions, then the cost of the test will be borne by the Producers.

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