Date: 2024-10-14Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
CPCB invites comments on draft guidelines for determination of Capacity of E-Waste Recyclers from stakeholders under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
**Summary:**
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is soliciting stakeholder comments on draft guidelines for State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) to determine the capacity of E-waste recycling facilities under the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022. Comments must be submitted by October 20, 2024, to wm3.cpcbgov.in and anand.cpcbnic.in or mailed to: Director/Divisional Head WM-III Division, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-32.
The guidelines outline the following key considerations for capacity determination: installed machinery capacity (batch process capacity in tonnes), covered area for operations, pollution control equipment, raw material storage, product storage, hazardous waste storage, non-recyclables storage, and office space, hours of operations and number of shifts, and source of recycling feed.
Key provisions include:
* Adequate and safe storage areas for E-waste, recycled products, hazardous materials, and non-recyclable materials are mandatory.
* Capacity is primarily determined by the installed machines' capacity (tonnes per hour or batch capacity). Pollution control equipment must align with the installed machines' capacity.
* For facilities relying solely on manual dismantling, capacity is limited to the manual dismantling capacity. If the feed is exclusively from mechanical processes, the feeding machines' capacity governs. Cumulative feed capacity from both dismantling and mechanical processes will be considered when applicable.
* E-waste, segregated parts, and hazardous components must not be stored in the open.
* SPCBs/PCCs must allocate separate capacities for recycling and refurbishing, ensuring distinct facilities with permanent demarcation and separate entry points.
* No independent, standalone dismantling facilities will be granted Consent to Operate (CTO); dismantling must be integrated within a recycling facility, with details of the dismantling facility included in the recycler's CTO.
* When granting CTOs, SPCBs/PCCs must specify the EEE item codes the recyclers are capable of processing.
Key Entities Referenced
E-Waste Management Rules, 2022: A set of regulations governing the management of electronic waste in India.
CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board, the statutory organisation responsible for environmental regulations in India. CPCB is seeking comments on the draft guidelines.
SPCBsPCCs: State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees, the state-level authorities responsible for implementing environmental regulations. They are responsible for capacity determination of E-Waste recycling facilities.
E-Waste Recycling facility: A facility that processes electronic waste to recover valuable materials.
Parivesh Bhawan East Arjun Nager Delhi: The address of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Delhi.
CTO: Consent to Operate, a regulatory clearance required for industries to operate, granted by SPCBs/PCCs.
Hazardous Waste: Waste materials that pose substantial threats to public health or the environment when improperly managed. The facilities should have adequate storage areas for hazardous waste.
EEE: Electrical and Electronic Equipment, the items which the recyclers are capable of recycling.
Draft guidelines for determination of capacity of
E-Waste recycling facility by SPCBs/PCCs
CPCB is seeking comments on the below mentioned draft guidelines for determination of
Capacity of E-Waste Recyclers by SPCBs/PCCs from stakeholders under the E-Waste
(Management) Rules, 2022.
Stakeholders are required to submit their comments within 5 days by 20th October 2024 on
the following e-mail address: wm3.cpcb@gov.in and anand.cpcb@nic.in.
The stakeholder can send their comments to below mentioned address:
'Director & Divisional Head
WM-III Division
Central Pollution Control Board
Parivesh Bhawan
East Arjun Nager
Delhi - 32'Guidelines for determination capacity of e-waste recycler’s capacity by SPCBs/PCCs
1. Determination of Capacity of E-Waste Recycling facility requires consideration of
followings:
a. Installed machineries capacity/ Batch Process Capacity
b. Covered area for followings:
i Operations;
ii. Pollution Control Equipment/Devices
iii. Raw Material Storage
iv. Product Storage;
v. Hazardous Waste Storage;
vi. Storage for non-recyclables
vii. Office Space.
c. Hour of Operations (Number of Shifts)
d. Source of feed of Recycling
2. An ‘E- Waste’ Recycling facility should have adequate storage areas for e-waste, products of
recycling and hazardous materials and non-recyclable materials. Storage area should have requisite
safety, health and environmental safeguards.
3. The capacity should be determined on the basis of installed machines capacity (Tonnes per hour
or batch capacity in Tonnes).
4. The capacity and efficiency of pollution control equipment should be commensurate with the
installed machines capacity
5. If manual dismantling operation is the only feed for subsequent recycling, then the capacity will be
limited to manual dismantling capacity irrespective of subsequent machines capacity.
6. If feed of recycling is from mechanical process only, the capacity will govern by feeding machines
capacity.
7. In case of feed of recycling is from both sources that is dismantling and mechanical process
independent of each other, then the cumulative feed capacity will be considered in determining the
recycling capacity.8. E-Waste and their segregated parts and segregated hazardous component should not be kept in
open area.
9. SPCBs/PCCs are required to allocate capacity separately for recycling and refurbishing and should
ensure that recycling and refurbishing facility should be distinct and have permanent demarcation with
separate entry.
10. No independent (stand-alone) dismantling facility be given CTO. A dismantling facility will be part
of recycler facility as it is the responsibility of the recycler to ensure proper material flow to and from
those dismantlers. SPCBs/PCCs will have to enter details of dismantling facility in the CTO of
recycler.
11. While granting CTO, SPCBs/PCCs have to provide details of EEE item code which the recyclers
are capable of recycling.