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25.14 E-WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, 2016

17 lakh tonnes of E-waste is generated every year, with an annual increase of 5 per cent of generation of E-waste.


For the first time, the Rules will bring the producers under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), along with targets. The producers have been made responsible for collection of E-waste and for its exchange


 

Salient featuresAmendment Rules, 2018