{"id":135914,"date":"2021-09-21T19:43:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T14:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=135914"},"modified":"2021-09-22T16:40:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T11:10:42","slug":"how-effective-is-cpcb-in-its-management-of-e-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/how-effective-is-cpcb-in-its-management-of-e-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>In this article, we will discuss the e-waste generation in India, roles and responsibility of CPCB and actions needed by CPCB to manage it. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing stream of waste globally. As per the recent report of the United Nations,\u00a0<\/span>the world produced around 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019, out of which only 17.4% was recycled.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0UN\u00a0termed this phenomenon a \u2018tsunami of e-waste\u2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the scale of e-waste generation in India?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

As per\u00a0global e-waste monitor report, India\u00a0generated 3,230\u00a0kilotonnes\u00a0(KT) of e-waste, out of which only 30 KT of e-waste was formally collected in 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

India generated around 2.4 kilograms of e-waste per capita; only 1 per cent<\/strong> of e-waste was formally collected. The informal sector of waste collection dominates over the formal sector.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though\u00a0India\u2019s per-capita generation is among the lowest in the world,\u00a0<\/span>the country is the third-largest generator of e-waste in the world.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maharashtra, Karnataka <\/strong>and Uttar Pradesh<\/strong> are the states with the highest number of authorized recyclers \/ dismantlers. Other states should also work in this direction.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is responsible for managing e-waste in India?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

The\u00a0responsibility of managing e-waste in India lies with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0Shailesh Singh v. State of UP<\/span><\/b>, NGT summoned\u00a0the CPCB and SPCB due to\u00a0unscientific disposal of e-waste.\u00a0The NGT asked the authorities to submit a report on the actions taken to manage the e-waste in and around the capital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are shortcomings in e-waste management in India?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

First,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0producers of the notified 21 categories of electronic equipment are not able to collect e-waste as per the specified target<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Second<\/b><\/em>,<\/em> only a few producers have been granted Extended Producer Responsibility Authorization<\/a> <\/strong>(EPRA) from CPCB. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Third<\/b><\/em>,<\/em> many\u00a0unauthorized\u00a0dismantling and recycling units are still in function<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fourth,<\/b><\/em>\u00a0efficient monitoring of the\u00a0authorized\u00a0dismantlers \/ recyclers is required due to the leakage from\u00a0authorized\u00a0to\u00a0unauthorized\u00a0dismantlers and recyclers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fifth,<\/b><\/em>\u00a0ensure allocation of industrial space or shed for e-waste dismantling and recycling in the existing and upcoming industrial parks and clusters<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sixth<\/b><\/em>,<\/em> the\u00a0data collected by CPCB is do not include imported e-waste figures. It leads to\u00a0actual figures for e-waste generation far higher than the current estimates.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seventh<\/b><\/em>,<\/em> state-wise data is not produced due to a lack of reported data by SPCBs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the recommendations to tackle the\u00a0menace of e-waste?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

First<\/b><\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0strict enforcement of the existing domestic rules and regulations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Second,<\/b><\/em>\u00a0integrate formal and informal sector to reduce\u00a0costs at the pre-processing stage and efficient recycling.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Third,<\/b><\/em>\u00a0data inventory for data analysis and interpretation to know an estimate of e-waste produced annually.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fourth<\/em>,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0publishing data in the public domain will create transparency with respect to generation, flow channels and methods of handling and disposal of e-waste<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0This post is based on the article ”\u00a0<\/span>How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>”\u00a0published\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>Down to Earth<\/span><\/b>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>20th September 2021.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Synopsis:\u00a0In this article, we will discuss the e-waste generation in India, roles and responsibility of CPCB and actions needed by CPCB to manage it. \u00a0 Introduction\u00a0 Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing stream of waste globally. As per the recent report of the United Nations,\u00a0the world produced around 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019,… Continue reading How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10328,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[4933,9884,8659,216],"class_list":["post-135914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-cpcb","tag-e-waste-polllution","tag-environmental-pollution","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1703496008},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}