E waste management rules 2022

• • • • • • • • UPSC CSE Prelims 2023 Result Out Now. • CSE Prelims 2023 Analysis and Discussion. • CSE 2023 Prelims Question Paper and Answer Key. To Download. • For Current Affairs Magazine Yearly Subscription. • NEXTIAS is now at BHOPAL. • GS: First Step - NCERT Based Course for IAS after Class 10+2. • Important Contact Numbers and Email Addresses. In News • The government recently notified E-waste (management) rules 2022 that will come into force from 1 April 2023. Major Highlights of E-waste (management) rules 2022 • Application: • It will apply to every manufacturer, producer, refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacturing, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment. • The rule is applicable to all electrical devices and radiotherapy equipment, nuclear medicine equipment and accessories, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), electric toys, air conditioners, microwaves, tablets, washing machine, refrigerator and iPad among others. • Restrictions: • The government has restricted the use of hazardous substances in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) following deaths due to exposure to radioactive material. • It mandates the reduction of the use of lead, mercury, cadmium among others in the manufacturing of electronic equipment. • Reuse and recycling: • Manufacturers shall use the technology or methods so as to make the end product recyclable and shall ens...

• 02/11/2022 • The Ministry of Environment, forest and climate change on 2nd November 2022, has published the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 which shall come into force from the 1st day of April, 2023. These rules shall apply to every manufacturer, producer refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational. However this rule shall not be applicable to waste batteries as covered under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, packaging plastics as covered under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, micro enterprise as defined in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 and radio-active wastes as covered under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.

The Central Government has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. These rules apply to every manufacturer, producer refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I, including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational but it does not apply to (a) waste batteries as covered under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022; (b) packaging plastics as covered under the (c) micro enterprise as defined in the (d) radio-active wastes as covered under the provisions of the Key points: • Entities must register on the portal as manufacturer; producer; refurbisher; or recycler. • All manufacturer must collect e-waste generated during the manufacture of any electrical and electronic equipment and ensure its recycling or disposal; file annual and quarterly returns in the laid down form on the portal on or before end of the month succeeding the quarter or year, as the case may be, to which the return relates. • The producer of electrical and electronic equipment must create awareness through media, publications, advertisements, posters or by any other means of communication; and file annual and quarterly returns in the laid down form on the portal on or before the end of the month succeeding the quarter or year, as the case may be, to which the return relates. They must obtain and ...

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The Central Government has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. These rules apply to every manufacturer, producer refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I, including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational but it does not apply to (a) waste batteries as covered under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022; (b) packaging plastics as covered under the (c) micro enterprise as defined in the (d) radio-active wastes as covered under the provisions of the Key points: • Entities must register on the portal as manufacturer; producer; refurbisher; or recycler. • All manufacturer must collect e-waste generated during the manufacture of any electrical and electronic equipment and ensure its recycling or disposal; file annual and quarterly returns in the laid down form on the portal on or before end of the month succeeding the quarter or year, as the case may be, to which the return relates. • The producer of electrical and electronic equipment must create awareness through media, publications, advertisements, posters or by any other means of communication; and file annual and quarterly returns in the laid down form on the portal on or before the end of the month succeeding the quarter or year, as the case may be, to which the return relates. They must obtain and ...

MENU MENU • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Current Affairs • • • • • • Quizzes(Prelims) • • • • • • • Mains • • • • • • • • • Analyticas: Optional Subjects • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Current Affairs • • • • • • • • • • • • • Quizzes • • • • • • • • Mains • • • Interview • • • Questions Papers & Syllabus • • • • • • • • • • • • • • General Studies – 1 • • • • • • • • • General Studies – 2 • • • • • General Studies – 3 • • • • • • • General Studies – 4 • • • GS Paper 3 Source: Context: The government has notified E-waste (management) rules 2022, which will come into force from 1 April next year and apply to every manufacturer, producer refurbisher, dismantler and recycler of e-waste Key provisions of the Rules: • Restricted the use of hazardous substances (such as lead, mercury, and cadmium) in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipment that have an adverse impact on human health and the environment. • Increased the range of electronic goods covered e.g., laptops, mobile, cameras etc. • Targets fixed: Producers of electronic goods have to ensure at least 60% of their electronic waste is collected and recycled by 2023 with targets to increase them to 70% and 80% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. • Companies will report these on an online portal. • Extended Producer Responsibility Certificates (similar to carbon credit mechanism): This will allow the offsetting of e-waste responsibility to a third party. • ‘ Environmental compensation’ to be provid...

• • • • • • • • UPSC CSE Prelims 2023 Result Out Now. • CSE Prelims 2023 Analysis and Discussion. • CSE 2023 Prelims Question Paper and Answer Key. To Download. • For Current Affairs Magazine Yearly Subscription. • NEXTIAS is now at BHOPAL. • GS: First Step - NCERT Based Course for IAS after Class 10+2. • Important Contact Numbers and Email Addresses. In News • The government recently notified E-waste (management) rules 2022 that will come into force from 1 April 2023. Major Highlights of E-waste (management) rules 2022 • Application: • It will apply to every manufacturer, producer, refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacturing, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment. • The rule is applicable to all electrical devices and radiotherapy equipment, nuclear medicine equipment and accessories, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), electric toys, air conditioners, microwaves, tablets, washing machine, refrigerator and iPad among others. • Restrictions: • The government has restricted the use of hazardous substances in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) following deaths due to exposure to radioactive material. • It mandates the reduction of the use of lead, mercury, cadmium among others in the manufacturing of electronic equipment. • Reuse and recycling: • Manufacturers shall use the technology or methods so as to make the end product recyclable and shall ens...

• 02/11/2022 • The Ministry of Environment, forest and climate change on 2nd November 2022, has published the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 which shall come into force from the 1st day of April, 2023. These rules shall apply to every manufacturer, producer refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational. However this rule shall not be applicable to waste batteries as covered under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, packaging plastics as covered under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, micro enterprise as defined in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 and radio-active wastes as covered under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.

• • • • • • • • UPSC CSE Prelims 2023 Result Out Now. • CSE Prelims 2023 Analysis and Discussion. • CSE 2023 Prelims Question Paper and Answer Key. To Download. • For Current Affairs Magazine Yearly Subscription. • NEXTIAS is now at BHOPAL. • GS: First Step - NCERT Based Course for IAS after Class 10+2. • Important Contact Numbers and Email Addresses. In News • The government recently notified E-waste (management) rules 2022 that will come into force from 1 April 2023. Major Highlights of E-waste (management) rules 2022 • Application: • It will apply to every manufacturer, producer, refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacturing, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment. • The rule is applicable to all electrical devices and radiotherapy equipment, nuclear medicine equipment and accessories, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), electric toys, air conditioners, microwaves, tablets, washing machine, refrigerator and iPad among others. • Restrictions: • The government has restricted the use of hazardous substances in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) following deaths due to exposure to radioactive material. • It mandates the reduction of the use of lead, mercury, cadmium among others in the manufacturing of electronic equipment. • Reuse and recycling: • Manufacturers shall use the technology or methods so as to make the end product recyclable and shall ens...

The Central Government has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. These rules apply to every manufacturer, producer refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, refurbishing, dismantling, recycling and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I, including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational but it does not apply to (a) waste batteries as covered under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022; (b) packaging plastics as covered under the (c) micro enterprise as defined in the (d) radio-active wastes as covered under the provisions of the Key points: • Entities must register on the portal as manufacturer; producer; refurbisher; or recycler. • All manufacturer must collect e-waste generated during the manufacture of any electrical and electronic equipment and ensure its recycling or disposal; file annual and quarterly returns in the laid down form on the portal on or before end of the month succeeding the quarter or year, as the case may be, to which the return relates. • The producer of electrical and electronic equipment must create awareness through media, publications, advertisements, posters or by any other means of communication; and file annual and quarterly returns in the laid down form on the portal on or before the end of the month succeeding the quarter or year, as the case may be, to which the return relates. They must obtain and ...