EPR Registration
Extended Producer’s Responsibility is mandatory for all Indian Manufacturers & Importers of electronic items for E-waste management. EPR Authorization is given by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). We can help you in obtaining Extended producer responsibility on pan India basis.
CPCB has in their notice emphasized all producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment under the E-Waste rules of 2016 to get EPR certification
Every manufacturer, producer, consumer, bulk consumer, collection center, dealer, e-retailer, refurbisher, dismantler, and recycler involved in the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, collection, storage, and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment listed come under these E-waste rules.
Categories of electrical and electronic equipment including their components, consumables, parts, and spares covered under the rules:
| Sr. No. | Categories of electrical and electronic equipment | Electrical and electronic equipment code |
| i. | Information technology and telecommunication equipment: | |
| Centralised 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 | ||
| Personal Computing: Notepad Computers | ITEW5 | |
| Printers including cartridges | ITEW6 | |
| Copying equipment | ITEW7 | |
| Electrical and electronic typewriters | ITEW8 | |
| User terminals and systems | ITEW9 | |
| Facsimile | ITEW10 | |
| Telex | ITEW11 | |
| Telephones | ITEW12 | |
| Pay telephones | ITEW13 | |
| Cordless telephones | ITEW14 | |
| Cellular telephones | ITEW15 | |
| Answering systems | ITEW16 | |
| ii. | Consumer electrical and electronics: | |
| Television sets (including sets based on (Liquid Crystal Display and Light Emitting Diode technology) | CEEW1 | |
| Refrigerator | ||
| Washing Machine | CEEW3 | |
| Air-conditioners excluding centralised air conditioning plants | CEEW4 | |
| Fluorescent and other Mercury containing lamps | CEEW5 |
WHY EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY REGISTRATION?
- Extended producer responsibility authorization is for the channelization of e-waste in an environment-friendly manner.
- Every producer who is a manufacturing/importing electronic items i.e. LED TV & LED parts, washing machine, minicomputer, chargers & computer parts with input and output devices, personal computer, laptop, laptop parts -battery, mainframe, facsimile, air conditioners, and air conditioner parts, telephone, smartphone, feature phone, and many more products containing electrical circuits and parts require to obtain Extended producer responsibility authorisation.
- The government has taken appropriate steps under EPR authorization for appropriate collection of e-waste, channelization, dismantling, and disposing of electronic waste after the end of its lifecycle.
- We provide extended producer responsibility authorization and its post-compliances.
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is mandatory for every manufacturer/importer of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) for the channelization of e-waste to an authorized recycler/dismantler.