E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016?
1) Collection Centers can be set up by producer or by any person or agency or association for the purpose of collecting e-waste.
2) Bulk Consumers now include healthcare facilities which have turnover of more than one crore or have more than twenty employees- Published on 28 Mar 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Only 2
- Collection is now exclusively Producer’s responsibility, which can set up collection centre or point or even can arrange buy back mechanism for such collection.
- No separate authorization from SPCBs for such collection will be required, which will be indicated in the EPR Plan of Producers.
- Shift from collection centre to collection mechanism approach and removal of need of separate authorization will ensure effective collection simultaneously ensuring flexibility for Producers for implementation.
- This will check leakage of flow of e-waste to unauthorised players.
- Option has been given for setting up of PRO, e-waste exchange, e-retailer, Deposit Refund Scheme as additional channel for implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) by Producers to ensure efficient channelization of e-waste.
- Bulk Consumer is being redefined by adding ‘and health care facilities which have turnover of more than one crore or have more than twenty employees. They need to file annual returns.
