Shri Siddhi Distributor –
E-Waste Policy
Shri Siddhi Distributor E-waste program
At Shri Siddhi Distributor, we believe that it is our
responsibility to ensure that we do business in such a manner that it enriches
our environment and planet. That’s why we make sure that we deliver innovative
and eco-friendly products to our consumers. We are committed to product
stewardship through the life cycle of our electronics, and ensure compliance
with E-waste rules in India.
About E-waste
E-waste has been defined as “waste electrical and electronic
equipment, whole/in part or rejects from their manufacturing and repair
process, which are intended to be discarded.” In other words, E-waste or Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment is the term used to describe old,
end-of-life or discarded appliances using electricity. With the increase in
usage and dependence on electrical and electronic gadgets such as washing
machines, refrigerators, air conditioners etc. there has been increase in
E-waste generation in large quantities. A UN report estimates that the world
wide generation of E-waste is around 30 to 50 Million tonne per annum. E-waste
generally consists of those substances which are hazardous for environment and
can seriously affect the health of the human beings.
Benefits of recycling of old electronic products/why recycle?
1. Saves Natural Resources:
There is a need to encourage recycling of all useful and valuable material from
E-waste so as to conserve the ever depleting natural resources. Recycling
end-of-life products is vital if we are to save resources and minimize waste.
2. Reduces Environmental Pollution:
Scientific disposal of E-waste reduces the environment pollution. Moreover,
making products from recycled materials creates less air and water pollution
than making products from virgin materials.
3. Alternate Resource:
With virgin resources facing rapid depletion, E-waste can be a good alternate
resource since it contains many valuable and recoverable materials such as
aluminum, copper, gold, silver and ferrous materials.
Negative consequences of disposal of product in an unscientific
manner
1. Health Risks:
E-waste-connected health risks may result from direct contact with harmful
materials such as lead, cadmium, chromium, brominated flame retardants or
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), from inhalation of toxic fumes, as well as
from accumulation of chemicals in soil, water and food.
2. Children Are Vulnerable:
Children require more specific protection from E-waste exposure. As they are
still growing, their air, water and food intake is more as compared to adults-
and with that the risk of hazardous chemical absorption. Moreover, it may cause
an irreversible damage to their central nervous system, immune system,
reproductive and digestive system.
3. Environmental Degradation:
Oil and gases which are present in E-waste such as compressor and CRT causes
environmental pollution. Burning of rubber and plastic in open area causes air
pollution.
Accidental breakage/damage of electronics & E-waste:
Accidental breakage and damage of electronics and E-waste can
pose a threat to the environment. As long as the toxic components in
electronics are enclosed within the original manufacturer’s designed
outer-shell of the gadget, they don’t pose much of a danger as they have been
engineered to contain any such effects. However, accidental breakage or damage
of such electronics or E-waste can lead to toxic elements leaking and
contaminating their immediate environment. Damage to the environment due to
accidental breakage of E-waste is a major concern in informal E-waste disposal
and recycling facilities, so consumers need to ensure that they dispose their
E-waste only at authorized E-waste recycler.
Brief about E-waste (Management) rules 2016
The E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 have been notified with
primary objective to channelize the E-waste generated in the country for
environmentally sound recycling which is largely controlled by the un-organized
sector who are adopting crude practices that results into higher pollution and
less recovery, thereby causing wastages of precious resources and damage to
environment.
The appliance’s packaging material is recyclable. Your appliance
also contains recyclable matter which is marked with the label. Do not mix it
with the waste.
How to drop off products at our collection point?
Here are the steps you need to follow when dropping off your
electronics item at our Collection Point:
v Pack the electronics item in light packaging, so that the device
is secured inside safely.
v Identify the Collection Point in your state through customer
care.
v Take the packaged product to the Collection point.
v At the Collection Point, you will be provided with a form.
Please fill in the necessary details.
v Now submit the product package along with the filled up form at
the Collection Point.
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This way, the appliance recycling organised by Greeniva Recycler
will be done under best possible conditions, in compliance with E-waste
Management and Handling Rules on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. We
thank you for fulfilling your responsibility towards environment.
Greeniva Recycler – As part of
this partnership with Greeniva Recycler, the company will ensure
environmentally sound management of electronics that have reached their end of
life phase. Greeniva Recycler has obtained all the necessary authorizations
from the appropriate governmental agencies for their processing facilities.
Greeniva Recycler ensures proper recycling and disposal of e-waste. This helps
us protect the environment from any hazardous consequences, which would be
otherwise caused by the inappropriate waste management of e-waste.
Do’s and don’ts for customers
Do’s
v Always look for information on the catalogue with your product
for end-of-life equipment handling.
v Ensure that only Greeniva Recycler repair and handle your
electronic products.
v Always call Local Greeniva Recycler to dispose products that
have reached end-of life.
v Always drop your used electronic products, batteries or any
accessories when they reach the end of their life at your nearest Greeniva
Recycler Call Centre.
v Wherever possible or as instructed, separate the packaging
material according to responsible waste disposal options and sorting for
recycling.
v Always disconnect the battery from product, and ensure any glass
surface is protected against breakage.
Don’ts
v Do not dismantle your electronic products on your own.
v Do not throw electronics in bins having “Do Not Dispose” sign.
v Do not give E-waste to informal and unorganized sectors like
Local Scrap Dealer/ Rag Pickers.
v Do not dispose your product in garbage bins along with municipal
waste that ultimately reaches landfills.
Collection Points/Drop Points
You can find your nearest Collection Points here
In case
of any queries regarding the proper disposal and/or recycling of electronics,
consumers can contact the helpdesk (Toll free) at:
Toll Free No: 1800-102-4919 Email: info@greenivarecycler.com
Collection Scheme
Whether all states covered?
We will cover all states in India.
Specific Collection Schemes (Buyback, Exchange, DRS, etc.);
Buyback:
We will have a mechanism of incentivizing customer wants to
return their end of life products (e-waste), whereby any of our consumers wants
to discard their products. They call on our E-waste helpdesk. Once any call
received by our e-waste helpdesk. Our team directly calls them and makes and
agreement to collect the end of life products from their door steps and
depending upon life of product. We do incentive our customer.
DRS:
We are not planning yet to implement DRS for our customer we
will intimate to Central Pollution Control Board once we will finalized the
same.
Exchange:
Exchange facility offer of every customer we will give the some
discount (its depend on quality of the old products) for exchange their old
products with new products so that customer can take benefits of these scheme
and we can easily get all products placed in the market at the end of the life
and same will be channelized to recycler for recycling purpose.
Coupons:
We will also offer coupons for our old customers and they can
take benefits of the coupons. These coupons can be discounts of specific amount
or can be gifts to the customers.
New Product:
After sales, we will regularly offer our customer about the new
product availability and offer our customer to exchange their old products.
Extended Producer Responsibility Plan
Brief on General scheme of collection
We have partner with Greeniva Recycler Pvt. Ltd. registered with
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board for management recycle and disposal of
all e-waste.
v As per a part of agreement Greeniva Recycler Pvt. Ltd. will
collect all our e-waste generated from PAN India and dispose the same at their
plant at G-284, M.G Road, Industrial Area, Hapur- 245105, Uttar Pradesh.
v Greeniva Recycler, our e-waste management partner is having all
authorization related e-waste recycling from UPCB/CPCB and having all connects
related to Air/Water/Hazardous waste. They have capacity of 1500 MT per annum.
v Keeping in view our sales volume and generation of e-waste as
per our future e-waste target and our expansion plan we have decided to follow
these mechanisms in our organization for collection e-waste
v As per our agreement with Greeniva’s Recycler, is any customer
wants to hand over their products they can reach or call our e-waste recycling
partners toll free number 1800-102-4919. Our representatives explain them about
process of disposals and make them aware about nearest drop point available to
drop the e-waste and also give information about incentive we will offer to
them against their end of life products. If any customer wants to handover the
material from their door steps we do send either our logistics team or Greeniva
Recycler team to collect the items and channelized the same to our e-waste
partner plant for final processing.
Proposed Producer Awareness & Allied Initiatives:
Each and every customer is advised and creates awareness about
how can be handled the electronic goods and channelized it to be approved
e-waste recycler as per E-waste Management Rule 2016. Lack of awareness among
various stakeholders about the ill effects of the end- of-life products
(E-waste), is the major concern in our country. For reducing the adverse impact
on environment and health we need to initiate sustainable mechanism to create
awareness among the stakeholders.
Irdeto Technology India Pvt. Ltd. will launch awareness program
on environmental hazardous of Electronic Waste under EPR Plan implementation.
We are planning to provide financial support for conducting various awareness
programs by Academic Institutions Industry Associations and Professional
Organizations for organizing workshop/ seminars for schools/ college /
resident/ welfare association (RWAs) / Bulk Consumers / Regulatory Bodies,
Media Engagement etc. So that they can provide information regarding buy back
program system of Irdeto Technology India Pvt. Ltd. and making campaign
material for wide circulation on effect associate with e-waste.
An e-waste awareness manual can be provided to customers for
handling e-waste with proper guidelines as per e-waste management handling
rules 2016.
1.Seminars/Workshops:
We will conduct region wise awareness programme and workshops at specific
period of time and invite various stakeholders, School, College, Institutions,
Retailers, Dealers, Bulk Consumers, etc to attend the same and we are spread
awareness about the hazardous content contains the electronics goods. We will
also educate our Stakeholders, School, College, Institutions, Retailers,
Dealers and Bulk Consumers about benefits of the recycling of electronics
goods.
We are planning for conducting seminar/workshops once in a year in metro
cities/ small cities/urban areas/ north-east states.
2.Training:
At the time of sales of the electronic goods, the customers are provide
training about how to use that electronics goods and at the end of the life of
each products, it should be disposed as per e-waste management rules and should
not be left in open environment.
3. Advertisement:
We will spread awareness by all means of social media like Facebook, etc. and
will provide advertisements through inserting pamphlets & booklets inside
the newspapers so that each and every citizen of India would be aware about how
to handle the E-waste.
4. Logos:
While packaging the product, we ensure that there will be a e-waste recycling
logos on the packed product.
5. User Guide/ Booklet/ Brochures:
It will provide the consumers for handling E-waste as far as collection and
recycling arrangements with proper guidelines as per E-waste Management Rule
2016
6. Summary of Awareness Program:
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Seminars/Workshops
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Once in a Year
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Training
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Once in a six Month
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Advertisements
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Once in a six Month
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Logos
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On Packaging of Every
Product
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User Guide/ Booklets/
Brochures
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Inside every packed
product
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Particulars
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Details
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