Greenpeace criticises draft legislation on e-waste
Greenpeace on Tuesday criticised India's draft legislation on Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE), terming it inadequate and claiming that it retreated from existing laws and principles on e-waste handling and management.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Greenpeace on Tuesday criticised India's draft legislation on Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE), terming it inadequate and claiming that it retreated from existing laws and principles on E-waste handling and management.
"It is shocking that while the COP-8 is discussing the issue of E-waste as a priority issue, the draft WEEE legislation being circulated by our government is not only toothless, but completely lifts any responsibility on the part of electronics producer," Greenpeace India Toxics representative Ramapati Kumar said in a statement here.
He said the proposed legislation ignores the laws and principles already established under the Basel Convention and fails to hold producers accountable and puts the entire burden on the end-users.
"It fails to deal with the larger problem of E-waste that begins with the use of toxic substances during the production process," Kumar said.
Asserting that it is possible to make electronic equipment excluding hazardous substance, he said the examples of Indian IT giant Wipro commitment in manufacturing RoHS-compliant products is there.
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"It is in the interest of Indian business to have a strong and comprehensive E-waste legislation in place," demands Ramapati. Download
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