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E-waste is one of the world's fastest growing waste streams and with increased consumption of IT and electronic products; India will soon be faced with the challenge of managing the same. MAIT has congratulated the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh on making the draft 'e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2010'. Putting the draft rules in the public domain is a part of the Government process of rule making.
These shall remain in the public domain for receiving comments from the public and stakeholders for a period of two months. Welcoming the draft, MAIT Executive Director, Vinnie Mehta said, “The recently announced new set of rules for environmentally sound management of e-waste is the need of the hour. E-waste is one of the world's fastest growing waste streams and with increased consumption of IT and electronic products; India will soon be faced with the challenge of managing the same.” Elaborating further, Mehta said that an estimated 3,80,000 metric tonnes of e-waste is generated annually in India and to address this issue, MAIT along with GTZ, Greenpeace and Toxicslink had recommended a set of draft rules in August 2009 to the Government. Detailed liabilities and obligations of all stakeholders have been clearly spelt out in the proposed rules.
The draft rules have laid emphasis on responsibility of the producers-manufacturers and vendors, including financial responsibility, extending beyond the sales of equipment and setting up of take-back systems for effective management and handling of e-waste. “Further, all stakeholders including the dealers, refurbishers, dismantlers, collectors, recyclers and the government agencies for implementation and monitoring have to execute their responsibilities in tandem. The draft rules also advocate the need to enforce Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electronic equipment.
An attempt has been made to simplify the various procedures for better compliance.” added Mehta. Reassuring the IT Hardware Industry's commitment towards managing and minimizing e-waste, Mehta noted, “Most IT brands have already taken proactive measures for controlling and managing e-waste resulting from their products. Most IT products being offered in the market today are RoHS compliant. Further, leading brands today have set up their own take-back and collection systems. With the rules now being formally announced, we expect greater compliance from all stakeholders.”
