India’s E-Waste (Management) Rules 2016 (“the Rules”) are intended to ensure that e-waste is properly channeled to authorised recyclers or dismantlers to achieve environmentally sound management of that e-waste.

“E-Waste” in this context has been defined to mean electrical and electronic equipment discarded as waste, in whole or in part, by the consumer or bulk consumer as well as rejects from manufacturing, refurbishment and repair processes and includes ‘end-of-life’ products.

The Rules were promulgated under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and entered into force on 1^st October 2016.