E-WASTE DISCLAIMER

In India, E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2016 r/w E-Waste Management Amendment Rules 2018 has been notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Government of India. Voltas Limited (Voltas) stands committed to implement E-Waste Rules. Voltas has done tie-up with the government authorized E-waste PRO/ Recycler for facilitating our Channel partners/customers to dispose and/or discard Electrical and Electronic Products after its end-of-life (when a product/parts is non-operational or non-repairable) and including spare parts.

The authorised Recycler has expertise in assisting Voltas in fulfilling their compliances related to EPR and E-waste Management.

Channel partners/customers need to get in touch with Voltas Call Centre (18605994555/ 9650694555) to dispose and/or discard Electrical and Electronic Products after its end-of-life.

Channel partners/Consumers should contribute to resource conservation and prevent potential environmental problems by a simple action — the proper depositing of their old consumer durable products, its accessories or defective spares with authorized Recyclers.

E-waste should be disposed of separately from the general waste stream via designated collection facilities identified by Voltas.

VOLTAS RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR E-WASTE

What is E-Waste?

Waste electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part or rejects from their manufacturing and repair process, which are intended to be discarded.

E-waste can be considered as a resource that contains useful material of economic benefit for recovery of plastics, iron, glass, aluminum, copper and precious metals such as silver, gold, platinum, and palladium and lead, cadmium, mercury etc.

The e-waste Rules apply to all electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) listed in Schedule 1 (this includes Air Conditioners) and put on market in India, including their components and consumables which are part of the product at the time of discarding.

SCHEDULE I consists of the following

Categories of Electrical and Electronic Equipment’s including their components, consumables, parts and spares covered under the E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2016.

Sr. No.	Categories of electrical and electronic equipment
1	Information Technology and Telecommunication Equipment
2	Consumer electrical and electronics including components/commercial refrigeration - Television sets (including sets based on (Liquid Crystal Display and Light Emitting Diode technology), Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air Conditioners excluding centralized air conditioning plants.

E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2016 r/w E Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2018

The rules 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 unorganized 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 E-waste Rules place main responsibility of e-waste management on the producer of the electrical and electronic equipment by introducing the concept of “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR). Recycling of old electronic product is beneficial in following ways:

There is 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.
Also scientific disposal of e-waste reduces the environment pollution. The correct disposal of old product will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.
Toxic material present in e-waste get mixed with earth, air, water etc and causes health issues.
Oil & Gases which is present is some of e-waste like compressor and refrigeration systems causes environment pollution.
Batteries contains highly hazardous element.
Burning of rubber & Plastic in open area causes air pollution. Channel partners/Customers are urged to strictly follow the guidelines as per e-Waste rules as any failure on their part would invite penal action, which may attract imprisonment upto 5 years or with fine upto Rs. 1 Lakhs or both

Guidance on disposal:

In India, E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2016 r/w E Waste Management Amendment Rules 2018 have been notified by the Central Government. Voltas stands committed to implement E-Waste Rules. Voltas has done tie-up with the government authorized e-waste PRO/ recycler for facilitating our Channel partners/customers to enable them to dispose of e-waste products after its end-of-life products (when a product is non-operational or non-repairable) and also defective spare parts and also assist Voltas in fulfilling E Waste /EPR Compliance.

In this process, the channel partners/customers need to get in touch with our Call Centre (18605994555/ 9650694555). Voltas works closely with all consumer durable supply chains including authorized service providers, distributors, merchandiser’s customers, and the recycling industry.

Recycling of Products:

Many customers might think that end-of-life products are worthless, but they still contain many reusable or recyclable materials. Let's see how all parts of old products could be recycled*

Metal components made of MS, copper, aluminum etc. used in our products can be recycled and re used helping us save the environment.
Valuable metals are used as component materials for the circuit board and remotes. During the smelting process, valuable metals such as gold, silver, and copper can be retrieved from these electronic parts. The metals that are retrieved can be used for new electronic parts or can be sold separately on their own.
Plastic materials are used for structural components such as the case and cover. The plastic materials that have been collected are recycled as energy resources after going through a heat recovery process. Alternatively, they can be used as a form of recycled plastic once they have been broken down and processed. Recycled plastic can be used to produce products such as traffic cones, plastic fencing, and car bumpers.
Paper is the main component used in packaging. Paper can be recycled. It is then used as recycled paper or in products made of paper.

*The above usages are only suggestive and may not necessarily mean about the current usage

This initiative is the step towards a cleaner and greener earth. This move is one of the ways to show that we are concerned and thus we request all our customers to join this movement to make it successful by way of contributing their end-of-life products and defective spare parts

Do’s	Don’ts
All electrical and electronic products are required to be handed over only to the Authorised recycler.	The product should not be opened by the User himself/herself, but only by authorised service personnel.
The product should be handed over only to authorized recycler for disposal	The product is not meant for re-sale any unauthorized agencies/scrap dealer/kabariwalahs.
Keep the product in isolated area, after it becomes non-functional/unrepairable so as to prevent its accidental breakage.	The product is not meant for mixing into household waste stream. Also, do not keep any replaced spare part(s) from the product in exposed area.

FAQs:

How to identify that this is an e-waste product?
1. Any electrical or electronic part/product/accessories having wires / PCB and, it is not usable and cannot be repaired
Why re-cycling should be done? Benefits?
1. Recycling of old electronic product is beneficial in following ways:
  1. There is 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. Also scientific disposal of e-waste reduces the environment pollution. The correct disposal of old product will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.
2. What are the negative consequences if proper recycling is not done.?
  1. Any disposal through unauthorised agencies/person will attract action under Environment (Protection) Act 1986, which provides for imprisonment upto 5 years or with fine up to Rs. 1 Lac or both.
  2. Followings are negative consequences of disposal of product if not done in scientific way:
    1. Toxic material present in e-waste get mixed with earth, air, water etc and causes health issues.
    2. Oil & Gases which is present is some of e-waste like compressor and CRT causes environment pollution.

Batteries contains highly hazardous element.

Burning of rubber & Plastic in open area causes air pollution.

How the product is to be properly handled while disposing it off.?
1. Product should not be damage, dismantle or thrown in municipal waste. It should be packed and handed over to authorized re-cycler.
What are the effects if the product is dismantled by the user?
1. All the products are safe for human being to use. However, in case of breakage/dismantling in unscientific way could cause damage to environment or human being (directly or indirectly). Chances are there that user might come in contact with chemicals which could cause irritation in skin & eyes, might cause dizziness etc. Also sharp edges of electronic items could cause damage to body.
What precautions to be taken in case of any accidental breakage and the person is exposed to such hazardous substances?
1. In case of accidental breakage of consumer durable products like: AC / Refrigerator:
  1. Gas Leakage from compressor – open the window & doors to allow proper ventilation.
  2. Oil Leakage from compressor – properly lock the oil-spillage point and clean your hand.
2. Battery of Any Product:
  1. Don’t touch the broken battery with bare-hand.
  2. Put it in bag/carton box.
  3. Clean your eyes & hand properly
3. What will happen if the product is not properly handled and is given/sold to scrap dealer like any other ordinary scrap?
  1. In case e-waste is sold to unauthorized dealers (Kabbadi), they don’t have scientific tools to recycle the products and therefore they are not authorized by the Pollution Control Board. In open area they burn the plastic parts, break the seal of parts which carries gases and try to extract metals. Such smoke and gases pollute the environment. Also hazardous residual is thrown in landfills which is dangerous for land, water, air and living beings.

Warehouse Address / Collection Center
SR. No.	State	Warehouse Address / Collection Center	Contact Person
1	Andhra Pradesh	Door No: 5-35, Kotturu VIJAYAWADA, EDUPUGALLU Village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District, Pincode - 521151	Ramchandra Kalla
2	Assam	20Cube Warehousing & Distribution Pvt.Ltd. Near Azara Railway Station. Rani Gate, Azara, Kahikuchi, Dist:- Kamrup (M) Guwahati, Assam:-781017.	Ratul Kalita
3	Bihar	Near Tedhi pul, Behind jeevan jyoti petrolpump, Sabalpur, NH 30 PIN 800009 Patna, Bihar	Sanjay Prasad
4	Chhattisgarh	20 Cube Warehousing and distribution C/O Beni Cold Storage Ring Road no 1 Village Girod Raipur C.G 493111	Kamal Nirala
5	Gujarat	Shed “C1”Prime warehouse , Survey no.691,National highway-8, Vill-hariyala.kheda-387120, Gujarat,india.	Sunny Patel
6	Haryana	Khasra no 50//4, 7/1 in the revenue estate of Malha Majra, Tehsil and district Sonipat, Haryana - 131103	Ravindra Kumar
7	Haryana	Khasra no 50//4, 7/1 in the revenue estate of Malha Majra, Tehsil and district Sonipat, Haryana - 131103	Ravindra Kumar
8	Jharkhand	20Cube Warehousing & Distributions Pvt Ltd.Mouza Bhilaipahari P.S.M.G.M Muffasil, Tana, No 1146 recorded under survey khata no. 44, Plot no. 13 Jamshedpur-831018 State Code : 20 - Jharkhand	Sushil Kumar
9	Karnataka	Survey # 6, Anugondanahalli Village, Hosakote Taluk, ChikkaTirupathi Road,	K Chethan
10	Kerala	Building No.21/502 D, Kongorpilly.P.O., Karingathuruth, Alangad , Ernakulam, Kerala- 683518	Manikandan
11	Madhya Pradesh	Plot No.1 JRG Logistics Park Dakachya AB Road Indore . MP-453771	Rakesh Singh
12	Maharashtra	20Cube Warehousing & Distribution PvtLtd, A-4 Gala no 1 to 19 Shree Ganesh Commercial Complex, Gundwali Village,Dapoda,Bhiwandi-421302	Ananta Bhagwat
13	Maharashtra	Warehouse No.16, 14th mile, Kalmeshwar Road, ,Village Nimji, Tah. Kalmeshwar, Nagpur-441501.	Manish Tijare
14	Maharashtra	20Cube Warehousing and Distribution Pvt. Ltd. C/O-Makarjyothi Polymers Pvt. Ltd. D-233/5, Chakan Industrial Area,Phase-II, Bhamboli, Chakan, Pune 410501, Maharashtra.India	Gorakshnath Gholap
15	New Delhi	20Cube Warehousing and Distributions Pvt. Ltd., Kh. No. 53/33, 34 Ground Floor Nangli Puna Alipur	Pawan Dhyani
16	Odisha	20Cube Warehousing & Distribution Pvt. Ltd. PLOT NO 1864/2797, Umang Udyog Pvt Ltd, Bhairpur, Salepur Road, Pira Bazar, CUTTACK-754200, ODISHA, INDIA	Maheshwar Sahoo
17	Punjab	20Cube Warehousing & Distributions Pvt Ltd. Ross Enterprises (SKY Ross Logistics Park) , llage- Rampur Kalan, Patiala Road Zirakpur,Near Toll Plaza , Zirakpur-140603, Distt-S.A.S.Nagar-Mohali ,Punjab	Pravin Sharma
18	Rajasthan	SP-636 (A-1), Road No. 6, VKI Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302013	Jitendra Jangid
19	Tamilnadu	Warehouse Building No SF No. 323/2 & 334, Southpakkam Road, Redhill’s Road, Budhur, Chennai : 600067	Sibi Kumaravel
20	Tamilnadu	Sf # 192, Eri Thottam, Opp Sri Saradambal Nagar, Ravuthur Pirivu to Kannampalayam Road, Kannampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu : 641402	Yuvanesh
21	Telangana	Survey # 715/A, Devaryamzal ,Medchal, Malkajgiri,Hyderabad,	Sujan Rao
22	Uttar Pradesh	Khasra no 177, village Achheja, NH-91 ,GB Nagar UP	Surjit Singh
23	Uttar Pradesh	Khasra no. 566A, Village – Natkur,Tehsil- Sarojnani, Nagar,Paragana Bijnour,Lucknow-226008	Dheerandra Mishra
24	West Bengal	M/S 20cube Warehousing and Distribution Private Limited, Vill - Jaladhulagori, post office - Dhulagori, Sankrail, Dhulagari, Sankrail, P.S. - Sankrail, P.O. - Dhulagori B.O., dist. - Howrah, Pin. - 711302	Adhir Shukla

Registered PRO Collection Center List
Sr.No.	State	Location	Region	Name of Service Provider	Address	Name of Contact Person	Contact No.
1	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu	North	Gati	Plot No. 25/26, Siva Market, Purmandal, Moreratnu Chowk, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir - 180010	Aizawl Raju	8974066269
2	Himachal Pradesh	Baddi	North	Gati	Khasra No. 380/81/84/744 Opp. Cadila Health Care Ltd, Labana Swaraj, Mazara, Baddi Himachal Pradesh - 173205	Sudhir Pathak	9007370739
3	Punjab	Ludhiana	North	Gati	325, 325-A/B/C, 834, 835, 841 to 848, 854 to 861, Industrial Area, Ludhiana, Punjab - 141005	Rakesh Kumar	8800792440
4	Chandigarh	Mohali	North	Gati	Plot No. 677, Sector 82, Near Jaguar Showroom, Mohali, Chandigarh - 160071	Rakesh Kumar	8800792440
5	Uttrakhand	Rudrapur	North	Gati	Land Brearing No. 40/41/1, Khata No. 00344, Kahsipur Bypass Road, Near Sanjeevani Hospital, Mauza Rampura Part, Rudrapur, Uttrakhand - 263154	Dineshwar Singh	7895000999
6	Haryana	Gurugram	North	Gati	Khevat NO. 43 and 95, Behind Toyota Sevice Center, Near IFFCO Chowk, Mouza Sarhal Gaon, Gurugram, Haryana - 122001	Rakesh Kumar	8800792440
7	Delhi	New Dehli	North	Gati	Khasra No. 14/19/2 Old Delhi, Gurgaon Road, Opposite Heera Public School, Samalkha, New Delhi, Delhi - 110037	Dineshwar Singh	7895000999
8	Rajasthan	Jaipur	North	Gati	Khasra No. 1070, Bankrot Kalan, 200Ft Road, Ajmer-Jaipur Highway, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302026	Robinson	9933068364
9	Uttar Pradesh	G B Nagar	Central	Gati	A - 15, Sector 68, G B Nagar, Uttar Pradesh - 201301	Robinson	9933068364
10	Sikkim	East Sikkim	North-East	Gati	Pakyong Saramsa Road, Tambutar, Ranipool, Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim - 737135	Robinson	9933068364
11	Mizoram	Aizawl	North-East	Gati	Y - 4, Bawngkwan, Chhimweng, Opp. Directorate of Transport (MST), Aizwal, Mizoram - 796014	Aizawl Raju	8974066269
12	Meghalaya	Shillong	North-East	Gati	New Colony, G.S. Road, East Khasi Hills, Shillong, Meghalaya - 793002	Rajesh	9612167534
13	Assam	Guwahati	North-East	Gati	Near Brahmputra Coach, Garchuck Charali, Guwahati, Assam - 781035	Sajan	9678002875
14	West Bengal	Kolkata	East	Gati	8/1 Shree Manjari, Basement Floor, Middleton Row, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700071	Sudhir Pathak	9007370739
15	Jharkhand	Ranchi	East	Gati	Flat No. 211, Khata No. 70, HB Road Getlatu, Ranchi, Jharkhand - 834009	Akbar Khan	7781047893
16	Odisha	Khurda	East	Gati	Plot No. 500, Ground Floor, Nakhara Pahal, Khurda, Odisha - 752101	Sudhir Pathak	9007370739
17	Chattisgarh	Raipur	Central	Gati	Plot No. 103, Survey No. 302/2 , 303/9, Bhilai GE Road, Tatia Bandh Raipur, Chattisgarh - 492099	Mayur Pawar	7738372176
18	Madhya Pradesh	Indore	Central	Gati	Survey No. 39, AB Road, Lasudia Mori, Dewas Naka,Indore, Madhya Pradesh - 452010	Mayur Pawar	7738372176
19	Gujarat	Ahmedabad	West	Gati	Block No. 392, Plot No. 1, Ashwamegh Industrial Estate, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 382213	Param Hans Singh	2242034284
20	Daman and Diu	Daman	West	Gati	Godown No. 69/2, Opp. Prince Plastic, Kachigram Road, Ringanwada, Daman, Daman & Diu - 396210	Akbar Khan	7781047893
21	Maharashtra	Andheri East	West	Gati	Unit No. 501, 5th Central Road, Akruti Star, MIDC, Andheri East, Maharashtra - 400093	Mayur Pawar	7738372176
22	Karnataka	Bangalore	South	Gati	Survey No. 35, Tumpkur Road, Dasnapur, Hobli, Bangalore, Karnataka - 562123	Robinson	9933068364
23	Goa	South Goa	West	Gati	Plot No. U02C, Phase IV GIDC, Verna Industrial Estate, South Goa, Goa - 403722	Param Hans Singh	2242034284
24	Kerala	Arnakulam	South	Gati	11/66B, North Edathala PO Choondy, Safa Nagar, Arnakulam, Kerala - 683564	Rabindra Pradhan	9741160007
25	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	South	Gati	Survey No. 115/1 , 115/2B, Old Survey No. 78/1A, Noombal, Pulliambedu Village, Chennai - Tamilnadu - 600077	Rabindra Pradhan	9741160007
26	Andaman nd Nicobar Island	Port Blair	East	Gati	Port Blair Depot, No. 99PB NO. 59, JN Road, Delanipur, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar - 744101	Rabindra Pradhan	9741160007
27	Telangana	Kondapur	South	Gati	Plot No. 20, Survey No. 12 P, Hitech City Kothaguda,Rangareddy, Kondapur, Telangana - 500084	Mayur Pawar	7738372176
28	Andhra Pradesh	Vijaywada	South	Gati	SY No. 181/4, Donka, Kanura, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh - 520007	Rabindra Pradhan	9741160007