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E-Waste (Management) Rules 2016

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Summary

The Government of India (GoI) introduced the E-Waste Management Rules in 2016. The rules apply to businesses that are generating electronic waste items. The rules specify that businesses should make arrangements for the safe disposal of scrapped electronic items.

Source
Issuer

India

Year

2016

Region

Asia

Issuer (type)

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Government)

Instrument type

Rules

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Low 0.36%
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    • E focus: climate change, environment, forests, hazardous substance, hazardous substances, hazardous waste, pollution, recycling, solid waste, waste, water, energy
    • Administrative services, Management, Manufacturing, Retail trade, Transportation