Government considers making scrap recycling, organised sector
COAL & MINING

Government considers making scrap recycling, organised sector

The Ministry of Mines has recently issued the National Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap Recycling Framework, 2020, covering key non-ferrous metals like aluminium, copper, zinc and lead.The framework has been released with the objective to promote a formal and well-organised rec...

The Ministry of Mines has recently issued the National Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap Recycling Framework, 2020, covering key non-ferrous metals like aluminium, copper, zinc and lead.The framework has been released with the objective to promote a formal and well-organised recycling ecosystem in the country, which is currently highly unorganised with heavy dependence on imported scrap. It aims to produce high-quality scrap for quality secondary production, thus minimising the dependence on imports and encouraging economic wealth creation, job creation and increased contribution to GDP through metal recycling.This framework is also seen to be prepared against the backdrop of the upcoming Vehicle Scrappage Policy for automobiles, which will ensure sufficient availability of domestic scrap in the country. Some key recommendations are:Establishment of a central authority for recycling of metals as Metal Recycling Authority (MRA)Establishing the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for quality of scrapStandard procedures for recyclingProcessing of scrap in consonance with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) rules and guidelines for environment protection.These recommendations will strengthen the efforts of the domestic aluminium industry, which is demanding formulation of standards for scrap in the country. The framework also focuses on extending necessary support to promote R&D in metal scrap recycling while adopting data-based analysis and policymaking at all stages of the recycling chain. It highlights the promotion of the 6Rs—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Redesign and Remanufacture—through scientific handling, processing, and disposal of all types of non-ferrous scrap through authorised centres. Also, importance has been given to creating public awareness on the benefits of efficient scrap collection, segregation and recycling with a quality certification mechanism for recycled secondary metal. A recycled logo may be put on all recycled products to highlight the circular economy.The structured plan includes the establishment of MRA by the first quarter of financial year 2022, formulation of quality standards, certification and process standards for recycling by the second or third quarter of financial year 2022. The action plan in financial year 2022-23 will be focused on regulating scrap collection, segregation and dismantling units with a proper framework for registration, review mechanism, data collection and reporting mechanism for registered recycling units, ranking and performance evaluation of recycling units and development of specified metal recycling zones and urban mining facilities.

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