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E = MN/L. However, several factors are involved in the calculation. These factors
may differ across different stakeholders and countries. Both consumption and waste
generation pattern are different from case to case as they primarily depend on individual lifestyle and economic status.
The UNEP Technical Guidelines framed after the Basel Convention (2013) classified the multiple types of E-waste into (a) new and functioning EEE, (b) used and
functioning EEE suitable for direct reuse, (c) used and non-functioning but repairable EEE and (d) used and non-functioning and non-repairable EEE (true WEEE).
18.8.2 Legal Framework
Europe was the first to enact two E-waste regulations by formulating the WEEE and
Reduction in the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directives. In due course,
67 other countries have framed their own national E-waste (World Economic
Forum 2019).
In the case of India, there are several environmental laws covering the management of hazardous wastes, prominent ones being the Batteries (Management and
Handling) Rules, 2001; Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008; E-waste (Management and Handling)
Rules (2011); National Policy on Electronics (2012); and finally the comprehensive
E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016.
The newer stringent procedures for monitoring of E-waste involved authorization for producers, collection agencies, dismantlers and recyclers and registration
for dismantlers and recyclers. The bulk consumers were asked to maintain records
Fig. 18.3 Formal E-waste collection target in India. (Source: ASSSOHAM India 2018)
A. Basu
E = MN/L. However, several factors are involved in the calculation. These factors
may differ across different stakeholders and countries. Both consumption and waste
generation pattern are different from case to case as they primarily depend on individual lifestyle and economic status.
The UNEP Technical Guidelines framed after the Basel Convention (2013) classified the multiple types of E-waste into (a) new and functioning EEE, (b) used and
functioning EEE suitable for direct reuse, (c) used and non-functioning but repairable EEE and (d) used and non-functioning and non-repairable EEE (true WEEE).
18.8.2 Legal Framework
Europe was the first to enact two E-waste regulations by formulating the WEEE and
Reduction in the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directives. In due course,
67 other countries have framed their own national E-waste (World Economic
Forum 2019).
In the case of India, there are several environmental laws covering the management of hazardous wastes, prominent ones being the Batteries (Management and
Handling) Rules, 2001; Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008; E-waste (Management and Handling)
Rules (2011); National Policy on Electronics (2012); and finally the comprehensive
E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016.
The newer stringent procedures for monitoring of E-waste involved authorization for producers, collection agencies, dismantlers and recyclers and registration
for dismantlers and recyclers. The bulk consumers were asked to maintain records
Fig. 18.3 Formal E-waste collection target in India. (Source: ASSSOHAM India 2018)
A. Basu