E-Waste Management

E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 were notified in 2011 and came into effect 1st May 2012. BARTEC INDIA PVT. LTD., importer of Industrial Electronic Devices (User Terminal, Tablet, Minicomputer etc.) was one of the producers/importers who has effectively implemented E-Waste Rules and very responsibly managed all aspects as per the set rules. We also kept on making regular upgrades to comply with all aspects of environmental conservation through partner association for handling and management of electronic and electrical waste, in no ways ending at landfills.

Now, as per the new guidelines, MoEF & CC, Government of India in supersession of E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 vide G.S.R. 338(E) dated 23.03.2016 which have now been effective from 1st October 2017. These rules are applicable to every producer, consumer or bulk consumer, collection centre, dismantler and recycler of e-waste involved in the manufacture, sale, purchase and processing of electrical and electronic equipment or components specified in Schedule – I of the Rules.

The categories of electrical and electronic equipment, namely mobile accessories, are covered under these rules, within Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). A target-based approach for the implementation of EPR has been adopted in the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, which stipulate a phase-wise collection target for producers for the collection of e-waste, either in number or weight for the respective category, which shall be CEEW 1 to be calculated and notified henceforth by Central Pollution Control Board. Also, the new targets are to be calculated on the periodic sale as per the category under the Life-Cycle fulfilment of each category. And, hence a 10% on target on each following year.

But with sheer pro-activeness and continued guidance from the management, we at BARTEC INDIA PVT. LTD have updated our systems and processes within no time, as per the mandate of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and its amendments, which include specific guidelines for extended producer responsibility, channelization, collection centres, storage, transportation, environmentally sound dismantling and recycling, refurbishment, and random sampling of EEE for testing of RoHS parameters.

BARTEC INDIA PVT. LTD. has solely developed an internal standard procedure for the collection and proper recycling of e-waste, abiding by all aspects of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and its amendments. For collection, we have made an Internal Training Module to create/spread awareness across all internal and external consumers and even to our vendors/partners.

We have also collectively developed the PAN-India collection mechanism along with our appointed Producer Responsibility Organization, RLG Reverse Logistics India Pvt. Ltd. The PRO has been given a clear mandate to collect e-waste from respective states as per our internal process and channelize it to authorized dismantlers and recyclers for environmentally sound recycling as required by the rules.

When any of your electronics sold by us reach their specified end-of-life timeline, as per the product catalogue/product information docket, please write an e-mail or call the mentioned number.

BARTEC INDIA PVT. LTD. has been committed to the effective collection of all e-waste from the PAN-India location and has been managing the collection of e-waste using its own collection centres and the collection centres of its appointed PRO. We have been assigning the appointed PRO empanelled by us to collect the cumulative load within 180 days from when it has been deposited by the consumer. The BARTEC INDIA PVT. LTD. collection centres are listed below, and the list of PRO collection centres is available on their website www.cleantogreen.in

Do’s:

1. Please check for the life-cycle of your product on the product information booklet.
2. Please call the mentioned toll-free number for any query about your product take-back or recycling.
3. Please hand over e-waste only at the designated collection centre of the brand.
4. Please make sure you earn incentives from the brand on handing over e-waste the correct way.
5. Please accumulate all unused electronic and electrical items only to be handed over to the brand or registered recycler.
6. Please acknowledge the buy-back and exchange program from the brand.
7. Please drop your scrap electronic parts, handed back to you after replacement with the new part, at the e-waste drop box at the service centre.
8. Please know that as individuals we all have an individual responsibility towards the conservation of our environment.

Don’t’s:

1. Please do not throw any electronics (including batteries) into garbage bins. They must be thrown only in designated bins with the symbol.
2. Please do not sell e-waste to scrap dealers or unauthorised agents for some cash.
3. Please do not dispose of e-waste in landfills or pits as an ill-treasure for the next generation.
4. Please do not open unused electronics without expert supervision, as they can be hazardous.
5. Please do not cut open parts or components without a brand representative’s supervision.

1. When we throw out our electronics, they end up in landfills, causing the possibility of toxic metals leaching into the groundwater. Toxic metals in e-waste leach into our supply of resources, threatening their integrity. When e-waste is openly heated, which is a rudimentary process by unregistered users or scrap dealers, toxic chemicals are released into the air, damaging the atmosphere and posing a serious threat to health and existing life.
2. E-waste management is a critical consideration for future generations as proper e-waste recycling is becoming hard to find, with less efficient recyclers in the business.
3. It is crucial to know the effects of e-waste on the environment and make a collective effort to build awareness and systems to curb all of its ill positioning for our existing and future generation.
4. To know more please call 1800 103 1460 for more details.

Improper handling, accidental breakage damage, and improper recycling of end of life products have the following consequences: If batteries are not properly disposed of, they can cause harm to human health or the environment. Placing batteries or devices on or in heating devices, such as microwave ovens, stoves, or radiators, and improper disposal of batteries may lead to explosions. If battery terminals are in contact with metal objects, they may cause a fire.

RoHS stands for Reduction in Hazardous Substance, which is a mandate by the regulatory enforcement, which will have pre-requisite for the producer or manufacturer of the brand to be strictly complying. This is purely to structure the usage of hazardous elements in any electronic or electrical product, basically to eliminate any threat to health and life while using them. The term is purely used to understand the effect of components of the product on the environment. The technical documents (supplier declaration, description of the product, document for materials, parts, and/or sub-assemblies and analytical test results) as evidence that the reduction of hazardous substance (RoHS) provisions are complied by the product are based on standard EN 50581 of EU.

The objective self-declaration is attached henceforth. (basically, the uploaded reports will come below the mentioned)

RoHS UNDERTAKING