Waste Management in India falls under the purview of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). 32% is inert or non-organic and 17% is recyclable waste. E-waste in India. Waste collection truck in Ahmedabad, Gujurat. The average lives of the products will be as per the guidelines issued by CPCB from time to time. E-waste hazard. E-Waste Management Rules, 2016. India Development Gateway (InDG), dedicated for providing information / knowledge and ICT based knowledge products and services in the domain Waste Management Rules G.S.R. 320 (E) [18-03-2016] : Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016 [English] [Hindi] The 'Guidelines for E-waste Recycling Facility' shall be in line with the existing 'Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste' published by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In 2012, as part of the Footprint Program, IFC launched eWaste Recycling in its India offices where Attero collects the electronic waste and recycles it in an environmentally-friendly manner. As Thomas Davenport, IFC Director for South Asia puts it, Green Growth is a fundamental part of our regional strategy. E-Waste Management: As a Challenge to Public Health in India. In India, the quantity of "e-waste" or electronic waste has now become a major problem. According to the new guidelines issued by CPCB in 2007, e-waste is included in schedules 1, 2, The technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non waste under the Basel Convention, was adopted, on an interim basis, at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties by decision BC-12/5. Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers Calcutta Regional Centre . th In the 20 Century, the information and communication - 65 cities generate more than 60% of the total E-Was