JNCH Issues Guidelines on Electronic based E-waste in its Premises
as the Bulk Consumer
[JNPH Public Notice No. 12/2020
dated 21.01.2020]
DIN 20200178NW00008A15CA
The
following Public Notice was issued by the Jawaharlal
Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva,
Mumbai on 21 January 2020
Subject:-Electric and Electronic Waste (e-waste)
Management.
Attention of the importers, exporters, Customs Brokers and all other
stakeholders is invited to the
above mentioned subject.
2.
Sound management of electrical and electronic waste
(e-waste) in India is a major concern for the Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
India
is the fifth largest generator of e-waste in the world and approximately 90 percent of e-waste
is being recycled by the informal sector
which constitutes of kabadiwala, scavengers, aggregators, dealers
and unauthorised recycling units. In informal
sector, the waste is processed through
crude and unscientific methods of material extraction
such as manual breaking, dismantling and resource extraction through rudimentary methods of burning either over flame or using acids; all of which are not only detrimental
to human health but also
have serious environmental implications in terms of air,
water and soil pollution.
3.
In order to ensure environmentally sound management of e-waste in the
country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified
the E-waste (Management) Rules,
2016 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 on 23 March 2016. The broad objective
of the Rules are to channelize
e- waste generated in the country
towards authorized dismantlers and recyclers for
the safe material recovery and disposal. The Rules designate responsibilities to various stakeholders including producers, manufacturers, collection centres, dismantlers, recyclers and bulk consumers. All dismantlers and recyclers
must obtain authorization from the State Pollution
Control Board/Committees (SPCBs/PCCs) in order
to handle e-waste in their facilities.
4.
It is to be noted that the Rules define
bulk
consumers as bulk users of
electrical and electronic equipment
such as the Central Government or State
Governments, its departments, Public Sector Undertakings, banks, educational
institutions, multinational organisations, international agencies, partnership
and public or private companies that are registered under
the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) and the Companies
Act, 2013 (18 of 13) and the health care facilities which have turnover
of more than one crore or have more than twenty employees.
5.
As per the definition, JNCH
may be a bulk consumer
and therefore, should fulfil the responsibilities of a bulk consumer
as stated in rule
(9) of the E-waste
(Management) Rules, 2016, which are reproduced as follows:
i. Consumers or bulk consumers of electrical and electronic equipment listed
in
Schedule I shall ensure that e-waste generated by them is channelized through
collection centre or dealer of authorized
producer or dismantler or recycler or through the
designated take back service provider of the producer to authorised dismantler or recycler;
ii. Bulk consumers of electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I shall maintain
records of e-waste generated by
them
in Form-2(enclosed)
and make such records available for
scrutiny
by the concerned State Pollution Control Board;
iii. Consumers or bulk consumers of electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule
I shall ensure that
such end-of-life electrical and electronic
equipment are not admixed with e-waste containing radioactive material as covered
under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962) and rules
made there under;
iv. Bulk consumers of electrical and electronic
equipment listed in Schedule I shall file annual
return
in
Form-3 (enclosed), to the
concerned State Pollution Control Board on or before the 30th day of June
following the financial year to which that return relates.
In
case of the bulk consumer with multiple offices in a State, one annual return combining information from
all
the offices shall be filed to the concerned State Pollution Control
Board on or before the 30th day of June following the financial year to
which that return relates
6.
Action to be taken in terms of decisions taken in this Public
Notice should be considered as standing order for the purpose of officers and staff.
7.
In
case of any difficulty, the
specific issue may be brought to the
notice of ADC/JC, Appraising Main (IMPORT), NS-I or DC/AC in charge of Appraising Main (Import), NS-I.
F. No. S/22-Gen-402/2017-18/AM(I)Part-II
FORM
-2
[See rules
4(4), 5(4), 6(5),8(7),9(2), 10(7), 11(8),13(1)(xi),13(2)(v),13(3)(vii)
and
13(4)(v)]
FORM
FOR MAINTAINING RECORDS
OF E-WASTE HANDLED OR GENERATED
Generated Quantity in
Metric Tonnes (MT) per year
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1 |
Name & Address: Producer or
Manufacturer or Refurbisher or Dismantler or Recycler or Bulk consumer * |
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2 |
Date
of Issue
of
Extended producer
Responsibility Authorisation*/ Authorisation* |
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3 |
Validity of Extended
producer Responsibility Authorisation*/ Authorisation* |
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4 |
Types & Quantity
of
e-waste handled/generated** |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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5 |
Types & Quantity of e-waste
stored |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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6 |
Types & Quantity of e-waste
sent
to collection centre authorised by producer/
dismantler/ recycler/ refurbisher or authorised dismantler/ recycler or refurbisher ** |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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7 |
Types
& Quantity of e-waste
transported* |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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Name, address
and contact
details of the destination |
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8 |
Types &
Quantity of e-waste
Refurbished* |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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Name, address
and contact
details of the destination of
refurbished
materials |
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9 |
Types & Quantity of e-waste
dismantled* |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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Name, address
and contact details of the destination |
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10 |
Types & Quantity of e-waste
recycled* |
Category |
Quantity |
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Types & Quantity of
materials recovered |
Item Description |
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Quantity |
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Name, address
and contact
details of the destination |
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11 |
Types & Quantity of e-waste
sent
to recyclers
by dismantlers |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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Name, address
and contact
details of the destination |
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12 |
Types
and Quantity of other
waste sent to
respective recyclers by dismantlers
/ recyclers of e-waste |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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Name, address
and contact
details of the destination |
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13 |
Types
and Quantity of e-waste
treated & disposed |
Category |
Quantity |
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Item Description |
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Name, address
and contact
details of the destination |
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Note:-
1) * Strike off whichever is not
applicable
2) Provide any
other information
as stipulated in the
conditions to
the
authoriser
3) ** For producers
this information has
to be provided
State-wise
FORM – 3
[See rules
4(5), 5(5), 8(6), 9(4), 10(8),
11(9), 13(1) (xi), 13(2) (v),
13(3) (vii) and 13(4)
(v)]
FORM FOR FILING ANNUAL
RETURNS
[To
be submitted by producer or manufacturer or refurbisher
or dismantler or recycler
by 30th day of June following the financial year to which that return relates]
Quantity in Metric Tonnes (MT) and numbers
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1 |
Name
and address of the producer or
manufacturer or refurbisher or
dismantler or recycler |
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2 |
Name of the
authorized person and
complete address with telephone and fax
numbers and e-mail
address |
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3 |
Total quantity of e-waste collected or channelized to recyclers or dismantlers for
processing during the year for each
category of
electrical and
electronic
equipment listed
in the Schedule I (
Attach
List) by PRODUCERS |
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Details of the above |
TYPE |
QUANTITY |
No. |
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3(A)* |
BULK CONSUMERS: Quantity
of
e-waste |
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3(B)* |
REFURBISHERS: Quantity
of
e-waste: |
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3(C)* |
DISMANTLERS: i Quantity of e-waste processed (Code
wise); ii. Details of materials or components
recovered and sold; iii Quantity
of
e-waste sent to
recycler;
iv. Residual quantity
of
e-waste sent to
Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility. |
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3(D)* |
RECYCLERS: i.
Quantity of e-waste processed
(Code wise); ii. Details of materials recovered and
sold in the market; iii. Details of residue sent to
Treatment , Storage
and Disposal
Facility. |
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4 |
Name and full address of the destination
with respect to 3
(A)-3 (D)
above |
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5 |
Type and quantity
of
materials segregated/recovered from e-waste of
different categories as applicable to 3(A) - 3(D) |
Type |
Quantity |
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✓ enclose the list of
recyclers
to
whom e-waste have been sent for recycling.
Place