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Technical queries may be sent by email to ewaste2.cpcb@gov.in. The helpdesk number is 011-43102467.
Yes, GST-linked sales invoice is mandatory to verify the proof of selling the recycled metals (end product).
Yes, it is mandatory to mention the commodity weight in the seller invoice issued to the recycler at the time of purchase of e-waste.
A recycler is required to collect full equipment for recycling, which ensures proper scientific recycling. Collection of parts/spares will lead to recycling of only those spares/components, while remaining parts/components may go unrecycled or to the informal sector. If a recycler lacks facility to recycle all materials, the same may be given to another registered recycler having the facility, maintaining data with respect to the same.
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In case of E-Waste purchased from the formal sector, the recycler is required to upload the sales invoice of the seller. In case of e-waste purchased from the informal sector, the recycler is required to upload any sales receipt having the name and address of the seller.
CPCB issued a notice on 15.06.2023 stating that recyclers are required to generate EPR Certificate through the EPR Portal.
The E-Waste-EPR Portal is accepting data w.r.t. e-waste processed from 1st April 2023, and credit is generated accordingly.
A Recycler is required to maintain the record of other materials also for mass balance. Information about other materials is to be furnished at the time of filing the return.
Under the framework, EPR obligations w.r.t. Gold have been reduced only for Producers. However, recyclers having the ability to obtain gold from E-Waste are required to do optimal recycling for gold and provide Gold credits to the Producers.
If a producer purchases EPR Certificate for Gold less than the EPR obligation (XAu-nXAu, where n is the % deficit), the producer has two options: (i) increase EPR liability for gold by nXAu kg in the next FY for that EEE item, or (ii) treat the obligation as complete if EPR Certificates purchased for Cu and Al for the current FY are XCu+nXCu and XAl+nXAl, with maximum purchasable quantities of XCu+nXCu+.05XCu+Y and XAl+nXAl+.05XAl+Y respectively.
If a producer purchases EPR Certificate for Gold more than the EPR obligation (XAu+nXAu, where n is the % surplus, capped at 5%), the producer has two options: (i) reduce EPR liability for gold by nXAu kg in the next financial year for that EEE item, or (ii) use the surplus gold certificate to fulfil EPR obligation for Cu & Al for the current FY, treating the obligation as complete for Cu and Al, with maximum purchasable quantities of XCu-nXCu+.05XCu+Y and XAl-nXAl+.05XAl+Y respectively.
The maximum quantity is X+.05X+Y, where X is the EPR obligation in the form of end product (Fe, Cu, Al & Au) and Y is any leftover liability.
The EPR Obligation is independent of EEE code. However, the Producer has to ensure the capability of the Recycler for recycling the EEE code for which the Producer has been assigned EPR Obligation.
A Producer can purchase EPR certificate only from e-waste recyclers registered on the E-Waste EPR Portal who have been given registration for recycling of the EEE code for which the Producer has been assigned EPR obligations.
The average material composition of key metals namely Gold, Iron, Copper & Aluminum in terms of weight in 106 EEEs has been estimated by CPCB in consultation with concerned stakeholders and is provided at CPCB's website and on the E-waste EPR Portal under the heading of SOP.
CPCB has developed a framework for generation of EPR Certificates providing details on the procedure for generation of EPR Certificate, Key Metals for generation of EPR certificate, and Modalities for fulfilment of gold obligations. The framework is available at CPCB's website and on the E-waste EPR Portal under the heading of SOP.
The fee structure for Producer, Recycler, Refurbisher, Manufacturer and Annual Maintenance Charges for all stakeholders for registration on the EPR Portal is mentioned at Annexure I.
The producer must: i. go to the Amendment section; ii. create amendment; iii. select name change; iv. provide Revised GST Certificate; v. provide Revised IEC Certificate. Note: all documents wherever the name and address appears must be revised.
The producer must: i. go to the Amendment section; ii. create amendment; iii. select addition of EEEs; iv. provide revised Table-1 (which should also have sales data for EEE items already granted EPR Registration, and should not be contradictory); v. provide Self-declaration on RoHS compliance with revised Enclosure-A; vi. provide Declaration on availability of technical documents on RoHS Compliance.
Every Refurbisher of E-Waste shall register itself on the portal. The Refurbisher should have a valid CTO under the Air & Water Act along with Authorization under the Hazardous and Other Waste (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 from the concerned SPCB.
A Manufacturer of EEEs listed in Schedule-I shall register itself on the E-Waste EPR Portal. The Manufacturer should have a valid CTO (for Green, Orange and Red category industry) under the Air & Water Act along with Authorization under the Hazardous and Other Waste Rules, 2016 from the concerned SPCB; the CTO requirement is exempted for white category industry.
E-Waste Recyclers are required to register on the portal per the SoP available on the E-Waste EPR Portal. The recycler should have a valid CTO under the Air & Water Act along with Authorization under the Hazardous and Other Waste (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 from the concerned SPCB. SoP link: https://eprewastecpcb.in/pdf/Approved_SOP_for_e-waste_recycler_registration.pdf
A Producer of EEEs listed in Schedule-I shall register itself on the E-Waste EPR Portal as per the SoP available on the portal at: https://eprewastecpcb.in/pdf/SOP_for_grant_Registration_on_the_Portal_under_ewaste_rules_2023.pdf
Yes, CPCB has prepared an SoP for stakeholders for filling-up, processing and evaluating registration applications, elaborating on required information, documents to be submitted, and timelines involved in grant of registration.
CPCB issues registration to Producers, Recyclers, Refurbishers and Manufacturers of EEEs listed in Schedule-I of the Rules.
Yes, registered Recyclers and Refurbishers can collect and transport E-Waste from any part of the country to their facility for dismantling/recycling/refurbishing.
As per Section 9 of the Rules, a recycler must ensure that fractions or material not recycled in its facility are sent to respective registered recyclers, and residue generated during recycling is disposed of in an authorized treatment storage disposal facility. Recyclers must maintain records of e-waste collected, dismantled, recycled and sent to registered recyclers on the portal, available for verification/audit as required.
Registered Producers, Recyclers and Refurbishers of E-Waste registered on the portal can collect E-Waste.
Bulk consumers of EEE listed in Schedule I shall ensure that e-waste generated by them is handed over only to registered Producers, Recyclers or Refurbishers registered on the EPR portal.
Producers are given phase-wise EPR Obligation (recycling target) effective from 1st April 2023: 60% of waste generation for FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25, 70% for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27, and 80% from FY 2027-28 onwards. For producers who started sale recently, EPR Obligation is per Schedule-IV: 15% of sales in 2021-22 for FY 2023-24, 20% of sales in FY 2022-23 for FY 2024-25, and 20% of the sales figure two years back from FY 2025-26 onwards. For import of used EEEs, the target is 100% of the quantity imported.
No, a Bulk Consumer does not require to register on the portal.
As per Rule 4, only Manufacturer, Producer, Recycler and Refurbisher are required to register on the portal; dismantlers are not required to register.
Producer Registration is mandatory for entities covered under the definition of Producers given in the Rules, and has to be obtained by all producers of EEE including their components, consumables, parts and spares as listed in Schedule-I.
'Producer Registration Certificate' means a permission given by the Central Pollution Control Board to meet EPR Obligation.
'Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)' means the responsibility of any producer of EEE as given in Schedule-I for meeting recycling targets as per Schedule-III and Schedule-IV, only through registered recyclers of E-Waste, to ensure environmentally sound management of such waste.
Yes, Solar photo-voltaic modules or panels or cells are covered. Every manufacturer and producer of such modules/panels/cells shall store the waste generated up to the year 2034-2035 as per CPCB guidelines in this regard.
Producers seeking EPR Registration must submit: a Self-Declaration (auto-generated on the Portal) that the EEEs produced comply with RoHS under sub-rule 16 for EEEs listed in Schedule-I, excluding EEEs in Schedule-IIC till 1st April 2025 and related components/spares till 1st April 2028; and a Declaration on availability of technical documents on RoHS (as per EN 50581/EN IEC 63000:2018) for verification by CPCB/SPCB officials, with the same exclusions.
The Rules were amended vide GSR No. G.S.R.534(E) dated 24.07.2023. As per this amendment: sub-rule 16(1) shall not apply to components/consumables/parts/spares required for EEE specified in Schedule-IIB placed in the market on or before 1st May 2014, provided RoHS-compliant parts/spares are not available; sub-rule 16(1) shall not apply to EEE specified in Schedule-IIC placed in the market on or before 1st April 2025; and sub-rule 16(1) shall not apply to components/consumables/parts/spares for EEE referred in Schedule-IIC till 1st April 2028, provided RoHS-compliant parts/spares are not available.
As per sub-rule 16(1), new EEE and their components/consumables/parts/spares listed in Schedule I shall not contain Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers beyond a maximum concentration value of 0.1% by weight in homogenous materials (for Lead, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, PBB and PBDE) and 0.01% by weight in homogenous materials for cadmium.
'RoHS' is the abbreviation for Reduction of Hazardous Substances in the manufacture of EEE. Every producer of EEE and their components/consumables/parts/spares listed in Schedule I shall ensure that new EEE and their components/consumables/parts/spares do not contain Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers beyond a maximum concentration value as stipulated under the Rules.
'Orphaned products' means non-branded or assembled EEE as specified in Schedule I, or those produced by a company which has closed its operations.
'Historical E-Waste' means e-waste generated from electrical and electronic equipment as specified in Schedule-I which was available on the date from which the Rules come into force.
'Facility' means any location wherein the process incidental to the collection, reception, storage, segregation, refurbishing, recycling, disposal and treatment of E-Waste are carried out.
'Bulk consumer' means any entity which has used at least one thousand units of EEE listed in Schedule I, at any point of time in the particular Financial Year, and includes e-retailer.
Yes, Recyclers and Refurbishers can collect E-Waste from anywhere in the country for the purpose of recycling or refurbishing.
'Recycler' means any person or entity engaged in recycling and reprocessing of waste EEE or assemblies or their components/parts for recovery of precious, semi-precious metals including rare earth elements and other useful recoverable materials, having facilities as elaborated in CPCB's guidelines in this regard.
'Refurbisher' means any person or entity repairing or assembling used EEE as listed in Schedule-I for extending its working life over its originally intended life and for the same use as originally intended, and selling the same in the market.
'Producer' means any person who, irrespective of the selling technique used (dealer, retailer, e-retailer, etc.): i. manufactures and offers to sell EEE and their components/consumables/parts/spares under its own brand; or ii. offers to sell under its own brand, assembled EEE and their components/consumables/parts/spares produced by other manufacturers or suppliers; or iii. offers to sell imported EEE and their components/consumables/parts/spares; iv. imports used EEE.
'Manufacturer' means a person, entity or company as defined in the Companies Act, 2013, or a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948, or Small and Medium Enterprises as defined in the MSME Development Act, 2006, which has facilities for manufacturing electrical and electronic equipment as specified in Schedule-I.
EEE including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational, as listed in Schedule-I of the Rules, are applicable for producer registration.
It means taking all steps required to ensure that E-Waste is managed in a manner which shall protect health and environment against any adverse effects which may result from such E-Waste.
The Rules shall not apply to: a) Waste batteries covered under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022; b) Packaging plastics covered under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016; c) Micro enterprises as defined in the MSME Development Act, 2006; and d) Radio-active wastes covered under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and rules made thereunder.
The following entities are required to register at the E-Waste EPR Portal: (a) Manufacturer; (b) Producer; (c) Refurbisher; (d) Recycler.
The Rules shall apply to every Manufacturer, Producer, Recycler, Refurbisher and Dismantler 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.
Salient features include: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for producers as per Schedule-I for meeting recycling targets under Schedule-III and Schedule-IV, only through registered recyclers; 106 EEEs under seven categories covered; focus on recycling with EPR obligations in terms of end products; generation of EPR certificate on the EPR Portal based on four end products (gold, copper, aluminum, iron); producers fulfil EPR obligation by proportionately purchasing EPR certificates from registered recyclers; encouraging re-use of EEEs through Refurbishing Certificate; management of Solar photo-voltaic modules/panels/cells with no recycling target but storage till 2034-35; provision for environmental compensation charges for violations; Quarterly and Annual Returns by Producers; and Audit of stakeholders.
The overall objective of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 is to take all steps required to ensure that E-Waste is managed in a manner which shall protect health and environment against any adverse effects, which may result from such E-Waste.
The management of E-Waste in India is presently regulated under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Further the Rules are effective from 01-04-2023. Rules are available at CPCB's website (Link http://cpcb.nic.in/e-waste/).
E-Waste can cause health risks and damage to environment if the E-Waste is opened-up and attempts are made for retrieval of useful components or material in an un-scientific manner or if the material is disposed in open. EEE after their useful life may not cause any harm if stored safely in households/stores. EEE have valuable materials and hazardous/toxic substances in their components. E-Waste can be considered as a resource containing useful material for recovery of plastics, iron, glass, aluminum, copper and precious metals such as silver, gold, platinum, and palladium and lead, cadmium, mercury etc. However, presence of heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg, Pb etc.) and other toxic substances such as PCBs, etched chemicals, etc. may pose risk to health and environment during handling and recovery operations.
Yes, E-Waste contains hazardous substances such as Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, Polychlorinated Bi-phenyls (PCBs), Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR), etc.
E-waste contains useful material of economic benefit such as plastics, iron, glass, aluminum, copper, precious metals such as silver, gold, platinum, palladium and indium etc and rare earth elements such as lanthanum, neodymium etc. and hazardous substances such as lead, cadmium, mercury etc. and other toxic substances such as polychlorinated bi-phenyls, etched chemicals, etc. The most complex mix of substances is usually present in the printed circuit boards (PCBs)/ printed wiring boards (PWBs).

E-Waste means electrical and electronic equipment, including solar photo-voltaic modules or panels or cells, whole or in part discarded as waste, as well as rejects from manufacturing, refurbishment and repair processes.

Under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, 'Electrical and Electronic Equipment' (EEE) means equipment which are dependent on electric current or electro-magnetic field in order to become functional and also the equipment for the generation, transfer and measurements of the electricity.

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