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E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
April 15 , 2023
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- The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 kicked in from April 1, 2023.
- The first set of e-waste Rules was notified in 2011 and came into effect in 2012.
- The latest rules introduce the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime that will apply to every manufacturer, producer, refurbisher, dismantler and recycler of electronic products.
- It restricted the use of hazardous substances in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipment (EEE).
- It mandates the reduction of the use of lead, mercury, cadmium among others in the manufacturing of electronic equipment.
- The manufacturer is Responsible to collect e-waste generated during manufacture and to ensure its recycling or disposal.
- However, the rule does not apply to waste batteries, packaging plastics, micro enterprises and radio-active waste, as covered under the provisions of the law.
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