Over time, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has developed, essentially extending the duty of an electrical and electronic goods maker from production and maintenance to IT recycling in UK of their devices following their effective end of life. While the term “Producer Responsibility Organization” (PRO) refers to a group of manufacturers working together to meet regulations, “Individual Producer Responsibility” (IPR) refers to the manufacturer’s personal efforts to do so.

Server Types: 

Storage, Application, and Switching

Desktop/All-in-One Personal Computers Mobile Computing: Notebook, Notepad, and Laptop

Printers: Multi-Function Printers (MFP), Inkjet Printers, and Laser Printers

Copiers: MFPs and photocopiers

Fascimlies: MFP with Fax with Fascimles

Mobile phones: landlines and cordless phones

Cell phones: smartphones, tablets, and feature phones

Televisions: CRT, LCD, and LED models

Single-door, double-door, and freezer refrigerators

Top loading, front loading, semi-automatic, and fully automated washing machines

Air conditioners: split/window

Issues or Possibilities

Rapid technological development, shifting media applications, planned obsolescence of products, expanded “market penetration” and “replacement market” in many nations, and other factors have led to a rapidly increasing surplus of WEEE generation.

With a complex combination of hazardous, non-hazardous, and highly valuable recyclable materials, WEEE is recognized as one of the waste streams with the greatest rate of growth. These precious recyclable elements that may be recovered from WEEE have been crucial to the economic development of many nations and provide answers to the issues of resource scarcity. As a result, there is now more transboundary movement of WEEE worldwide.

However, because of its complex material composites, WEEE needs specialized segregation, collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal, or “appropriate infrastructure.” Therefore, “Environmentally Sound Management (ESM)” of WEEE must receive a lot of attention in order to preserve human health, the environment, and the effectiveness of resource recovery.

A WEEE Management PRO

A wide range of actors have united to implement policy processes, identify suitable solutions, and take practical initiatives, among other things, to effectively manage WEEE issues and capitalize on the opportunities created by numerous amendments to India’s e-Waste Management Rules.

In India, “Extended Producer Responsibility,” “Product Take-Back,” “Producer Responsibility Organization,” and “Individual Producer Responsibility” are among the institutional frameworks that support the ongoing evolution of global efforts to “Go Green.” Aside from its recycling technology, which is essential for creating best practices, TES-AMM provides a variety of services in these areas based on the requirements of the Producer Organizations.

TES-AMM has demonstrated success in fulfilling the various service responsibilities outlined in the E-Waste Management Rules. EPR/PRO/IPR is a specialist service that TES-AMM has been pioneering for over five years. It includes awareness campaigns, working with government agencies and industrial bodies to collect e-waste effectively which would not be possible otherwise. TES-AMM has literally developed into a “Samrat-PRO” (PRO of PROs).

Initiatives and Directives or Regulations

In the form of NHS WEEE recycling event drives like e-CAP, Earth Hour (60 Minutes), Green Day, Green Week, Saving Gaia, and many more, TES-AMM offers services that cater to both B2C (end-consumers) and C2B (from end-consumers). These are designed to gather and recycle electronics and IT from end users who live in a world where gadgets rule.

Through program management and recycling facilitation of E-Waste Management/WEEE Directive in each territory, TES-AMM has been and will continue to be active in this service:

Pro One-stop-shop:

In the face of India’s complicated e-waste management, TES-AMM provides more than just a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) to producers in need of campaigning, collecting, and recycling. It is a one-stop-shop solution that helps producers save valuable management bandwidth while meeting their e-waste targets.

Over the course of more than six years, TES-AMM has led the way in India’s EPR procedures by investigating and efficiently gathering e-waste, even from hidden corners of the society.

Schools, academic institutions, commercial complexes, road exhibitions, industrial bodies, waste management forums, and members of the unorganized sector are just a few of the places where TES-AMM successfully runs a variety of programs.

Along with like-minded people and organizations, the mechanism consists of banners, posters, lectures, seminars, talks, films, and other highly interactive activities in addition to advertisements in various formats.

At TES-AMM, recycling e-waste in accordance with the strictest industry standards is standard procedure; thus, it goes without saying that the collected e-waste must be responsibly recycled.

IPR, Tailor-made-fit

Some producers have established systems in place to handle the campaigns and ads needed to fulfill their EPR responsibilities. As a customized solution, TES-AMM provides Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) Services to those particular producers as part of their EPR.

Producers can use TES-AMM’s IPR services in addition to recycling their own regularly generated e-waste. As an IPR partner, TES-AMM collects e-waste from a range of sources throughout India, such as government agencies, traders, aggregators, informal recyclers, and bulk customers.

Over the years, TES-AMM has demonstrated a strong track record of IPR and has never failed to meet its partners’ EPR commitments. Whether it has to do with their gathering, documentation, audits, reports, or the constantly shifting needs for compliance.

EPR, Evolving along:

TES-AMM has proudly participated in several formal and informal forums throughout the past 10 years as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has evolved in India. In addition to bringing valuable international experience, TES-AMM was the first to develop tailored solutions for India’s intricate e-waste management problems.

The last mile, or collecting retail customers from their homes, is the most difficult part of managing e-waste. The mechanism on which TES-AMM has pioneered

• How can we raise awareness?
• How is the last mile (C2B) collected?
• How may the value-eroding informal processing be efficiently avoided?

This was accomplished over the course of five years, and the model is still a shining example that many PROs today adhere to. The same concept is offered by TES-AMM as well as ongoing enhancements made possible by breakthroughs in EPR compliance.