E-Waste Management Rules, 2021

As per the Definition and the Schedule 1 of the “E-Waste Management Rules, 2021”, following items/goods are under the jurisdiction of these rules:

Household Appliances

1. Compact Fluorescent Lamp or Mercury bulb
2. Lead acid capacitor/battery/Lithium-ion battery
3. Air conditioner
4. Refrigerator
5. Washing machine
6. Dish washer
7. Microwave oven
8. Other electrical/electronic appliance used for cooking and processing of food
9. Electric heating appliance
10. Vacuum cleaner
11. Iron and similar other appliance
12. Toaster
13. Lamp
14. Grinder
15. Coffee maker
16. Fryer
17. CRT, LCD, LED etc.
18. DVD Player/VCR/VCP
19. Video camera
20. Video recorder
21. Digital camera
22. Radio/Audio amplifier
23. Electrical/electronic Musical instrument
24. Water filter/purifier and water heater/geyser

Monitoring and Control Instruments

1. Smoke detector
2. Control panel in industrial installation/ power plant
3. Heating regulator
4. Thermostat
5. Engineering/ Environmental Survey Instruments
6. Arsenic Measurement Instruments

Medical Equipment

1. Microscope
2. Respiration Monitors
3. Glucose Monitors
4. Physical Therapy Devices
5. Laboratory Measurement Equipment (e.g., Thermometer, PH meter, Conductometer, etc.)
6. Defibrillators
7. MRI Equipment
8. Diagnostic Imaging Equipment
9. Biomedical/Pathological Testing Devices
10. Urinalysis Equipment
11. Endoscopy Equipment
12. Hematology Equipment
13. Vital Sign Monitors
14. Ultrasound Equipment
15. Computed Tomography (CT) Equipment
16. X-Ray machine
17. Other e-equipment used in Hospital and Diagnosis centre
18. Research based Lab Equipment etc.

Automatic Machines

• Automatic dispenser for beverage/drink
• Automated Teller Machine

IT and Telecommunication Equipment

1. Personal Computer and Computer Monitor
2. Laptop, Note Pad, and Notebook
3. Printer
4. Photocopier
5. Scanner
6. Floppy
7. Calculator
8. Facsimile/Fax
9. Cellular telephone/ mobile phone
10. Land phone and cordless phone
11. Information Technology and Telecommunication related other products and equipment (used for collection, storage, processing, presentation or communication of voice, information, picture, data, etc.)

Pharma DRA provides the Regulatory intelligence service and the e-waste management service for the companies/legal entities who produces medical devices, equipment and IVD instrument.