E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016?
1) Micro and Small scale Industries are exempt from the purview of the rules.
2) Single Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Authorization for Producers is now being made CPCB‘s responsibility to ensure pan India implementation.- Published on 25 Mar 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Only 2
- Exemption continues for micro enterprises; however small enterprises, which have been referred as one of the major source of generation of e-waste, have been included in the rules for responsibility as manufacturer, without burdening them with EPR responsibility as applicable to Producers.
- Need for separate EPR authorization from each state lead to significant delays and thus failure in implementation of EPR There had been significant lack of initiatives from Producers w.r.t. implementation of EPR and for capacity building and awareness initiatives, though mandated in the rules due to lack of elaborate procedure for the same in the rules which has now been elaborated step- wise.
