The state government has decided to issue a legislation to enforce the rules and regulations pertaining to electronic waste (e-waste).
The state government has decided to issue a legislation to enforce the rules and regulations pertaining to electronic waste (e-waste).
Even after a month following Maharashtra Pollution Control Board’s (MPCB) notice to institutions and business establishments to declare the quantity of e-waste generated by them, very few companies have come forward to inquire about how to comply with the rules.
The MPCB had issued a notice stating that companies must comply with the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.
So far, only four to five IT giants are complying with the e-waste norms and approached the board to know how to go about obtaining authorisation. “There is not a single inquiry from a new company or institute. Those who approached us have been guided about the norms,” said an MPCB official.
The central government had included electronic waste (e-waste) in the list of hazardous waste and instructed the states to ensure that all the institutions and business houses using electronic goods in their day-to-day business obtain an authorisation as per the provisions of the 2008 rules.
Accordingly, the MPCB had appealed to the companies to comply with the requirement. “The response to the appeal is very discouraging. The appeal seems to have gone unheeded,” the official said.
The biggest hurdle in implementation of the rules is that the authorities cannot force the companies to obtain authorisation.
The government is now framing rules to make it mandatory for all companies to obtain authorisation. “We are currently in the process of framing the rules, which will be an effective tool to ensure implementation. Once the Rules are framed and subsequent legislation is issued, we will be able to enforce it,” said Valsa Nair, environment secretary.
The rules will be ready by March, Nair added. The government will make it mandatory for the companies and institutions to obtain necessary authorisation under the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2008.
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