ARTHANEETI 2.

Submitted by:
Team Seekers
Chetan Saxena, Jai Verma
International Management Institute, New Delhi
Policy for Recycling of EV: Background Deliverable 1: Policy for Recycling EV

Current Scenario
EV leads to two kinds of waste- 1. E-Waste (waste except the battery - metal body), 2. Batteries
India to account for 30% EV sales worldwide
FAME-I & II by GoI are major push factors
EV market in India is going to grow by CAGR 90% till 2030
India exports most of it's E waste scrap to Myanmar, Hong Kong and South Korea
Most of E-Waste is either crushed or exported
Emerging market for EV - in extension EV waste
Technolgy gap

CONCERNS

Supply Security Supply Scarcity ESG Concern Informal Dumping

- 97% supply of - Metals are nearly 90% of E-waste
Li - under China scarce (Co is still managed by the
available till 2030) informal sector.
The Policy
Laws and regulations to mandate the handling of retired LiBs are yet to be enforced. The
clauses are needed for the 5 categories - Storage, Transport, Treatment, Recycling, Disposal

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) enforced by GoI is a positive step. The other policies
can be an extension to the same. It essentially states that the manufacturer shall be responsible for
the collection of E-waste.

Proposed Policy
Mandatory repurposing of the batteries should be done in one of the three categories -
storage, renewable power integration, or backup for commercial/industrial purposes -
should be determined by the EPRs by the government norms
A technological aid/financial aid to support the recycling of EV batteries, such that the tech gap is
fulfilled and GoI can enter into partnerships
Every player in the supply chain shall be responsible for the tracing/tracking of the batteries
The action of hazardous dumping should be taken into legal cognizance
Every customer shall be made aware of the life of batteries, and shall be given a receipt upon
submission of an old battery - service is mandatory by the supplier
 Proposed Policy
Cont. Marketing of Second Use Batteries
The second use batteries' need a push off, so that their repurpose application becomes a norm.

All the batteries should be traced and
tracked, and further categorized between
reusable or recyclable
This needs renewed standardization - an
independent audit shall be done regularly
of the process
A common portal should be made
wherein the industry players can register
themselves, and market their Second
Used batteries under GoI
Targets to be made based on the 2-
Wheelers, 3-Wheelers, 4-Wheelers
The collection and segregation should
be done on the basis of
electrochemical composition
GoI should fix the minimum retrieval
price of batteries - thus no malpractice
happens
GoI needs to setup one-stop
processing plant for recycling - this has
to be done in public private
partnership
Prospective Results
The government's target to ensure that at least 15% of the vehicles in
the country are electric by 2030
between 1.2 GWh and 5.9 GWh of storage capacity could be provided
by 2030
It will take up on high carbon dependency
An eventual stability in the Forex reserve, since reliance on fossil fuel
shall be affected
High ease of transportation available
Affordable Electric vehicles - eventually
Deliverable 2: Plastic Waste Management
The Circular Economy
Gensis and Significance Progress in India
Increasing manufacturing
Closed Loop manufacturing and presence of technology
in order to minimize waste means more waste than
generation ever.
Based on future projections Early adoption of the
and a consequent need for circular economy is
sustainable practices projected to lead to savings
Has evolved to cover most of approx. $624B by 2050
popular industries today in (Govt. Data)
order to preserve resources Benefits India's 2070 Net
for future generations Zero target and 2030
Commitments to the UN
Source: UNCTAD

Increase the thickness of Plastics from 40 to 50 microns: Improves reusability

Plastic Waste
To promote the use of recycled waste in road construction: Usage of recycled plastics in a meaningful manner
Management
Collection of pre-management fee from producers and vendors to establish a waste management system
 Why Plastic Waste Management?
Parameters Gaps in Policy

Increased thickness leads to

Plastic Waste Management is
higher costs making it
mostly done by the informal
economically unviable
sector: Formalize the process

Rural implementation
Over 9,400 tonnes of plastic
delegated to Gram
finds itself polluting landfills
Panchayats without adequate
and rivers: Need for
redressal or reward structure
Regulation

Translation of zero plastic to

Plastic ends up in our
the Indian context is not
systems: Through
intrinsic in contrast with the
consumption of seafood etc. -
structure of Western socities.
Need for Minimizing health
risks
 Widespread
dissertion of
knowledge and the
need for plastic
waste management
Slow-Changing of
Widespread adoption
mindsets by
of Sustainable
encouraging recycling
practices like using
through deposit of Key Policy Changes plastic for road
bottles after
construction
consumption needed for Effective
Plastic Waste
A redressal system
Share in waste Management for companies for
management
non-compliance of
collection fee for
waste
Gram Panchayats
management
Introduce a subsidy
until large-scale
adoption of thicker
plastics
 Rationale behind Policy Implementation

Long-Term Sensitization and attitude changing

of all stakeholders involved including but not
limited to: companies, consumers and any
individual residing in India. Additionally changing
cultural tradition by encouraging waste
collection and management.

A redressal system
for companies
Promote Large-scale adoption forin form
incentives
non-compliance
of short-term monetary gains of
to cause a gravitation
waste
toward plastic waste recycling. Eventually, setting
management
this as a norm. This will in turn contribute to the
end-goal of becoming a circular economy along
with achieving various set targets.