E-Waste

Electronic medical equipment reaching end of life is e-waste under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. Handling it correctly is a legal obligation for the facility holding it, and we help our customers meet it.

Why it matters

Imaging systems, monitors, batteries and control boards contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and brominated flame retardants. Broken up in an informal yard, those reach groundwater and the people doing the breaking. Recovered properly, most of the mass is recycled.

Take-back

We arrange collection of end-of-life equipment originally supplied by us, at no charge to the customer, and route it to a recycler authorised by the State Pollution Control Board. Contact us with the model and serial number and we will organise the pick-up and give you the documentation.

What to do

• Do keep end-of-life equipment separate and dry until it is collected.
• Do remove or destroy any patient data held on the device before it leaves your premises. Ask us if you need help identifying where a device stores data.
• Do hand equipment only to a registered dismantler or recycler, and keep the receipt.
• Do remove batteries where the manual says they are user-removable, and dispose of them through a battery collection route.

What not to do

• Do not put electronic equipment into municipal or general clinical waste.
• Do not sell equipment to an informal scrap dealer, however convenient.
• Do not burn, bury, or attempt to open sealed assemblies — several contain sealed radiation sources, high-voltage capacitors that hold charge after disconnection, or mercury.
• Do not dispose of an X-ray tube or any radiation-emitting component without telling us. Those have a separate route under AERB requirements.

Arranging a collection

Write or call using the contact details on this site with the equipment model, serial number and site address. We will confirm the collection window and provide the disposal documentation for your records.