Parliament Question: – E-waste processing management
Parliament Question: – E-waste processing management
Ministry has comprehensively revised the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in November, 2022 and the same is in force since 1st April, 2023. The state wise numbers of registered recyclers since the implementation of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 is given below:
States
Registered Recycler
Registered Recycler
Financial Year 2023-2024
Financial Year 2024-2025
Andhra Pradesh
4
5
Assam
–
1
Bihar
1
2
Chhattisgarh
2
2
Gujarat
37
41
Haryana
28
43
Himachal Pradesh
1
4
Jharkhand
1
3
Karnataka
41
57
Kerala
1
2
Madhya Pradesh
6
10
Maharashtra
50
75
Punjab
4
7
Rajasthan
8
14
Tamil Nadu
8
18
Telangana
14
19
Uttar Pradesh
74
125
Uttarakhand
5
7
West Bengal
6
11
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) estimates the e-waste generation at national level based on the countrywide sales data provided by the registered producers, and average life of notified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), as mandated under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. As per the CPCB, e-waste generated and percentage of e-waste collected, dismantled and recycled / disposed in the country during the FY 2023-24 and 2024-25 is given below:
Financial Year (FY)
Total e-waste generated
[Metric Ton (MT)]
Percentage (%) of e-waste waste collected, dismantled and recycled / disposed
2023-2024
12,54,286.55
61.94
2024-2025
13,97,955.59
70.71
The registered e-waste Recyclers are presently located in 19 States. Further, based on the annual reports received from these registered e-waste recyclers, the state-wise details of e-waste processed is as below:
S. No.
States
Quantity of E-Waste processed (MT)
FY 2023-2024
FY 2024-2025
Andhra Pradesh
768.715
148.969
Assam
–
–
Bihar
–
6.00
Chhattisgarh
7370.845
3500.917
Gujarat
95776.688
76879.919
Haryana
110061.696
149653.641
Himachal Pradesh
159.679
169.271
Jharkhand
–
129.1435
Karnataka
20910.603
16151.766
Kerala
5242.860
10079.632
Madhya Pradesh
5914.660
13014.042
Maharashtra
40664.231
52597.803
Punjab
65.493
2972.086
Rajasthan
24279.505
21345.480
Tamil Nadu
23203.636
16360.815
Telangana
65226.787
119187.979
Uttar Pradesh
236727.041
388160.231
Uttarakhand
134255.106
113562.255
West Bengal
6302.319
4559.529
Under the E-waste Management Rules, 2022, there is no provision for allocation of funds for the manufacturing and maintenance of these processing units.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.