e-waste management rules and regulations exits in india.True or false?
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Answer:
The given statement is true.
the rules have been amended in 2016 and 2018 to form a better e-waste management system
Explanation:
SOME OF THE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS :-
1. Manufacturer, dealer, refurbisher and Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) have been introduced as additional stakeholders in the rules.
2. The applicability of the rules has been extended to components, consumables, spares and parts of EEE in addition to equipment as listed in Schedule I.
3. Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) and other mercury containing lamp brought under the purview of rules.
4. Collection mechanism based approach has been adopted to include collection centre, collection point, take back system etc for collection of e - waste by Producers under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
5. Option has been given for setting up of PRO , e - waste exchange , e - retailer, Deposit Refund Scheme as additional channel for implementation of EPR by Producers to ensure efficient channelization of e - waste.
6. Provision for Pan India EPR Authorization by CPCB has been introduced replacing the state wise EPR authorization.