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1. ELECTRONIC WASTE
A seminar report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Submitted By
G.LAKSHMI DURGA
(16KT1A0436)
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING
POTTI SRIRAMULU CHALAVADI MALLIKARJUNA RAO COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, KOTHAPET, VIJAYAWADA -520 001
(Affiliated to JNTU Kakinada, Approved by AICTE – New Delhi)
2019-20

4. CONTENTS
• What is E-Waste?
• Sources of E-waste
• Types of E-Waste
• Effect of E-Waste on the environment
• Effect of E-Waste on human body
• How these become E-waste
• E-waste management in India
• Future estimate of E-Waste in India
• Challenges of E-Waste concern
• Advantages of E-Waste management
• Disadvantages of E-Waste management
• Conclusion
• References

5. What is E-waste?
• Electronic waste or e-waste describes discarded electrical or
electronic devices. Used electronics which are destined for
reuse, resale, salvage, recycling or disposal are also considered
e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing
countries can lead to adverse human health effects and
environmental pollution.

6. Sources of E-waste

7. Types of E-Waste

8. Effect of E-waste on the Environment
• Emission from E-waste create environmental damage.
• Toxic chemicals from e-waste enter the “soil-crop-food
pathway”.
• These are non-biodegradable and cause soil pollution.
• E-Waste dumping yards and nearby places are polluted and
cause health hazards.

9. Effects of E-waste on human body

10. How these become E-waste
Reasons:
• Advancement in technology
• Changes in style fashion and status
• Nearing the end of their useful life
• Not taking precautions while handling them

11. E-Waste management in India
• India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world;
discarding 1.7 million tones (Mt) of electronic and electrical
equipment in 2014. .This figure shows % share of e-waste
imports in India from different countries.

12. Future estimate of E-Waste in India

13. Challenges of E-Waste concern
• Low level of awareness among manufacturers and consumers of
the hazards of incorrect e-waste disposal.
• Major portion of e-waste is processed by the informal (un
organised) sector using rudimentary techniques such as acid
leaching and open-air burning, which results in severe
environmental damage.
• E-waste workers have little or no knowledge of toxins in e-
waste and are exposed to health hazards.
• High-risk backyard recycling operations impact vulnerable
social groups like women, children and immigrant labourers.
• Inefficient recycling processes result in substantial losses of
material value and resources.

14. Advantages of E-Waste management
• It can save natural resources
• It can minimize pollution
• It can lower landfill space
• It can create employment
• It can prevent long-term damage

15. Disadvantages of E-Waste management
• Recycling sites are always unhygienic, unsafe and unsightly
• Products from recycled waste may not be durable.
• Recycling might not be inexpensive
• Recycling is not widespread on large scale

16. CONCLUSION
• E-Waste has emerged as one of the fastest growing waste
streams world wide today
• Electronic gadgets, without proper disposal can cause
environmental harm
• Reuse and Recycle are more beneficial than simple disposal
• Designing of products using environment friendly raw items
can make a change
• Awareness of e-waste should be given
• Government shall take steps to reduce e-waste disposal

17. REFERENCES
• 1. Aniweta, Borthakur Par deep Singh, “Electronic waste in India: Problem
and Policies”, International Journal of Environment Science, Volume 3,
2012, pp 354-362.
• 2. ASSOCHAM.(2014, April 21). Retrieved September 21, 2014, from
www.assocham.org: http://www.assocham.org/newsdetail.
• 3. Deepali Sinha-Khetriwal, P. K. (2005). A comparison of electronic waste
recycling in Switzerland and in India. Environment Impact Assessment
Review 25 , 492-504.
• 4. Environmental Performance Index. (2014). Retrieved from epi.yale.edu:

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