Over 2,500 Metric Tonnes Of EV Battery Waste Collected In Last 3 Years: Govt

Recyclers in India have collected 2,570.26 metric tonnes of lithium-ion waste batteries generated from electric vehicles (EVs) since 2022

Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said India generated 49.88 Lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste over the last three years

Under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, producers, including importers, of batteries are required to collect, recycle or refurbish waste batteries and are prohibited from dumping them in landfills or incinerating them

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