E-WASTE MANAGEMENT CPCB

Hazardous Waste Management Rules are notified to ensure safe handling , generation, processing, treatment, package, storage, transportation, use reprocessing, collection, conversion, and offering for sale, destruction and disposal of Hazardous Waste. These Rules came into effect in the year 1989 and have been amended later in the years 2000, 2003 and with final notification of the Hazardous Waste ( Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 in supersession of former notification. The Rules lay down corresponding duties of various authorities such as MoEF, CPCB, State/UT Govts., SPCBs/PCCs, DGFT, Port Authority and Custom Authority while State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees have been designated with wider responsibilities touching across almost every aspect of Hazardous wastes generation, handing and their disposal.

 Whereas a notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment & Forests was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II section 3, sub-section (ii) vide No. S.O. 491 (E), dated 24th May, 2000 and corrigendum published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II section 3, subsection (ii) vide No. S.O. 593 (E) dated 23rd June, 2000 under powers conferred by section 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), inviting objections from persons likely to be affected, within a period of sixty days from the date of publication of the said notification with regard to the Government’s intention to notify the Battery (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. And whereas all objections received have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby notifies the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.