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Greenpeace today called for a swift adoption of the Draft E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rule, 2010 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and said that it was by far the most progressive and fundamentally robust framework created by a range of stakeholders to tackle the menace of e-waste.
“This draft ensures that the vulnerable from unorganized sector are not left in the fringe and offers a clear procedure on regulating import of e-waste for reuse purposes”, said Abhishek Pratap, Greenpeace India Toxics Campaigner. The rule also takes into account the mainstreaming of the informal sector in the overall electronic waste management system.
He said it is clear that the informal sector cannot come out of the vicious negative cycle all by itself and has to be supported and educated about the health implications of their work conditions.
“The social and economic conditions that create a race to the bottom have to be eliminated and the registration of informal recyclers in the legal system through this rule in fact facilitates and accelerates their mainstreaming. Society is accountable for their action and operations, which often results in negative environmental externalities, and a threat to their own and public health”, Abhishek Pratap said.
