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There are about 41,523 industries in the country generating about 7.90 million tonnes of hazardous waste annually, out of which landfillable waste is about 3.32 million tonnes (42.02%), incinerable waste is about 0.60 million tonnes (7.60%) and recyclable hazardous waste is about 3.98 million tonnes (50.38%). The Ministry has initiated a GIS Based National Hazardous Waste Information Sytem (NHWIS). It is a web-based system, that provides status of hazardous waste management in the country. Through NHWIS till now survey of 33,000 hazardous waste industries and MIS data entry of about 27,500 hazardous waste industries has been completed.

At present, 38 Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFS) include 17 Integrated TSDF, 13 Exclusive Common Secure Landfill and 8 Exclusive Common Incinerators are available The States/UT could contribute about 97.8% of total landfillable waste and 88.19% of total incinerable hazardous waste generation in the country.

The Ministry of Environment and Forest, through Waste Rules has fixed. Extended Producers waste Responsibility (EPR) in these rule As per these Rules the producers are required to collect e-waste by setting up collection centres or take back systems. E-waste recycling can only be done in facilities authorized and registered with State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committee (PCCs). Under these rules EPR authorizations have been granted to 128 Producers which are spread in 11 states. 134 collection centres are set-up in 19 States.

The Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001 was to regulate the collection, characterization and recycling as well as import of used lead acid batteries in the country. All manufactures are responsible for collecting used batteries against new ones sold as per a schedule defined in the rules. Such used lead acid batteries can be auctioned/sold only to recyclers registered with the Ministry.