Extended Producer Responsibility Authorization

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) define the life-cycle of products mentioned in Schedule I of E-waste (Management) Rules,2016 manufactured and distributed by Dealer, Bulk consumer, Producer, and Importer
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) encourages a cradle-to-cradle approach to recover, recycle and reuse discarded products to make new products by way of managing materials, meaning products and packaging discarded by the consumer to reduce our impact on the environment.
• Reuse and recycling of waste are comparatively more energy efficient than manufacturing from new materials and as the costs of collection, processing and recycling are shifted from consumers to the producers of the Product, this outlook encourages industry to be more innovative in product and packaging design.

The business entities falling under the purview of E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 are the manufacturers, producers, dealers, e-retailer, refurbished, dismantler and recycler consumer, bulk consumer, collection centers, involved in manufacturing, sale, transfer, purchase, collection, storage and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment listed in the Schedule I of E-waste (Management) Rules 2016, including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational.

 The documents Required for Electronics & Electrical Equipment (EEE) EPR Application are: 

1. Pan card Aadhar card of Authorized Person
2. GST certificate
3. Certificate of Incorporation (CIN)
4. Sales record from last 5 years or the start of business, whichever is later
5. Authorization Letter except for Proprietorship
6. Import Export Code (IEC) certificate

The applicant is required to upload the documents required, along with the application, in a prescribed format to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) online portal for EPR application. The EPR Plan for collection of the E-Waste is also submitted along with an agreement with the authorized E-Waste recycler. After the application is submitted online, the CPCB may issue clarifications/modifications in the application. After these queries are answered to the satisfaction of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the EPR Registration is issued.

The Government fee for EEE EP Application is Rs.10,000. If an external agency is hired, it may charge you accordingly. 

The follwoing electrical & elctronics items require EPRA Certification.  

(i)    Information technology and telecommunication equipment: 

Centralized data processing: Mainframes, Minicomputers    ITEW1
Personal  Computing:  Personal  Computers  (Central  Processing  unit  with  input  and output devices)    ITEW2
Personal  Computing:  Laptop  Computers  (Central  Processing  unit  with  input  and output devices)    ITEW3
Personal Computing: Notebook Computers    ITEW4
Personal Computing: Notepad Computers    ITEW5
Printers including cartridges    ITEW6
Copying Equipment    ITEW7
Electrical and Electronic Typewriters    ITEW8
User terminal and Systems    ITEW9
Facsimile    ITEW10
Telex    ITEW11
Telephones    ITEW12
Pay telephones    ITEW13
Cordless telephones    ITEW14
Cellular telephones    ITEW15
Answering System    ITEW16
Products  or  equipment  of  transmitting  sound,  images  or  other  information  by telecommunications    ITEW17
BTS (all components excluding structure of tower)    ITEW18
Tablets, I-PAD    ITEW19
Phablets    ITEW20
Scanners    ITEW21
Routers    ITEW22
GPS    ITEW23
UPS    ITEW24
Inverter    ITEW25
Modems    ITEW26
Electronic data storage devices    ITEW27

(ii)    Consumer Electrical and Electronics and Photovoltaic Panels:  

Television  sets  (including  sets  based  on  Liquid  Crystal  Display and  light  Emitting Diode Technology)    CEEW1
Refrigerator    CEEW2
Washing Machine    CEEW3
Air- Conditioners excluding centralised air conditioning plants    CEEW4
Fluorescent and other Mercury containing lamps    CEEW5
Screen, Electronic Photo frames, Electronic Display Panel, Monitors    CEEW6
Radio sets    CEEW7
Set top Boxes    CEEW8
Video Cameras    CEEW9
Video Recorders    CEEW10
Hi-Fi Recorders    CEEW11
Audio Amplifiers    CEEW12
Other products or equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images  including  signals  and  other  technologies  for  the  distribution  of  sound  and image by telecommunications    CEEW13
Solar panels/cells, solar Photovoltaic panels/cells/modules.    CEEW14
Luminaires for fluorescent lamps with the exception of luminaires in households    CEEW15
High intensity discharge  lamps, including  pressure sodium lamps  and  metal  halide lamps    CEEW16
Low pressure sodium lamps    CEEW17
Other  lighting  or  equipment  for  the  purpose  of  spreading  or  controlling  light excluding filament bulbs    CEEW18
Digital camera    CEEW19

(iii)    Large and Small Electrical and Electronic Equipment  

Large cooling appliances    LSEEW1
Freezers    LSEEW2
Other large appliances used for refrigeration, conservation and storage of food    LSEEW3
Clothes dryers    LSEEW4
Dish Washing Machines    LSEEW5
Electric cookers    LSEEW6
Electric stoves    LSEEW7
Electric hot plates    LSEEW8
Microwaves, Microwave Oven    LSEEW9
Other large appliances used for cooking and other processing of food    LSEEW10
Electric heating appliances    LSEEW11
Electric radiators    LSEEW12
Other large appliances for heating rooms, beds, seating furniture    LSEEW13
Electric fans    LSEEW14
Other fanning, exhaust ventilation and conditioning equipment    LSEEW15
Vacuum cleaners    LSEEW16
Carpet sweepers    LSEEW17
Other appliances for cleaning    LSEEW18
Appliances used for sewing, knitting, weaving and other processing for textiles    LSEEW19
Iron and other appliances for ironing, mangling and other care of clothing    LSEEW20
Grinders,  coffee  machines  and  equipment  for  opening  or  sealing  containers  or packages    LSEEW21
Smoke detector    LSEEW22
Heating Regulators    LSEEW23
Thermostats    LSEEW24
Automatic dispensers for hot drinks    LSEEW25
Automatic dispensers for hot or cold bottles or cans    LSEEW26
Automatic dispensers for solid products    LSEEW27
Automatic dispensers for money    LSEEW28
All appliances which deliver automatically all kinds of products    LSEEW29
Indoor air  purifier    LSEEW30
Hair dryer    LSEEW31
Electric shaver    LSEEW32
Electric kettle    LSEEW33
Electronic display panels/board/visual display unit    LSEEW34

(iv)    Electrical  and  Electronic  Tools  (With  the  exception  of  large-  Scale  Stationary Industrial Tools)    

Drills    EETW1
Saws    EETW2
Sewing Machines    EETW3
Equipment for turning, milling, sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making holes, punching, folding, bending or similar processing of wood, metal and other materials    EETW4
Tools  for  riveting,  nailing  or  screwing  or  removing  rivets,  nails,  screws  or  similar uses    EETW5
Tools for welding, soldering, or similar use    EETW6
Equipment for spraying, spreading, dispersing or other treatment of liquid or gaseous substance by other means    EETW7
Tools for mowing or other gardening activities    EETW8

(v)    Toys, Leisure and Sports Equipment    

Electrical trains or car racing sets    TLSEW1
Hand-held video games consoles    TLSEW2
Video games    TLSEW3
Computers for biking, diving, running, rowing, etc.    TLSEW4
Sports equipment with electric or electronic components    TLSEW5
Coin slot machines    TLSEW6

(vi)    Medical Devices (With the Exception of All Implanted and Infected Products)

Radiotherapy equipment and accessories    MDW1
Cardiology equipment and accessories    MDW2
Dialysis equipment and accessories    MDW3
Pulmonary ventilators and accessories    MDW4
Nuclear Medicine Equipment and accessories    MDW5
Laboratory equipment for in vitro diagnosis and accessories    MDW6
Analysers and accessories    MDW7
Magnetic   Resonance   Imaging   (MRI),   Positron   Emission   Tomography   (PET) Scanner, Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner, & Ultrasound Equipment along with accessories    MDW8
Fertilization tests equipment and accessories    MDW9
Other  electric  appliances/equipment/kits  used  for  preventing,  screening,  detecting, monitoring, evaluating, reviewing, examining, investigating, probing, treating illness sickness,  disease,  disorder,  affliction,  infection,  injury,  trauma,  abuse  or  disability including  the  Mobiles,  Tablets  or  any  other  device  with  the  features  having  the potential of sex selection and their accessories    MDW10

(vii)    Laboratory Instruments    

Gas analyser    LIW1
Equipment having electrical and electronic components    LIW2

1. Maintain Sales Record in Form-2 of these rules and make such records available for scrutiny by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as and when directed.
2. File an annual return in Form-3 to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on or before 30th day of June following the financial year which that return relates to.
3. File quarterly report to Central Pollution Control Board in respect of amount of waste collected and recycled.
4. Organize Consumer awareness programs as submiited in the EPR plan.