E waste Management

1. E waste managing organizations in India and
their Sustainability
SIES Indian Institute of Environment Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environment Management 2020- 2021
STUDENT NAME : Akhilesh Kumar Singh
STUDENT NUMBER : 12

2. Objective -E waste managing organizations in India and their Sustainability
 E waste Composition & resource potential of E-waste
 Evolution of E-waste management in India
 Methodology to understand E waste recycling industry scenario( Visit to formal and Informal
Sectors)
 E-waste recycling in India ( Formal and Informal Sector)
 Role of Bulk Consumer ( Tata Power-DDL)
 Understanding the role of retailers and PRO
 Conclusion : Road map for Improving E waste recycling Sector

3. What is E-waste?
Electronic Waste (e-Waste) comprises of waste electronic/electrical goods
which are not fit for their originally intended use. These include items such
as computers, cellular phones, stereos, refrigerators, air conditioners, other
consumer durables, etc.
Is E-Waste Hazardous?
E-waste is not hazardous waste per-se. However, the hazardous constituents
present in the e-waste render it hazardous when such wastes are
dismantled and processed, since it is only at this stage that they pose hazard
to health and environment.
E -Waste
3

4. What is E-waste and why should we manage it?
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste stream. In India it is growing at a rate of 30% per
annum [2]. The key reasons for this are increasing rate of consumption and high
obsolescence rates due to technology upgradation.
E-waste is a not desirable but there is value and a huge business opportunity in it.
1 E-waste_Business_Model_Pune.pdf
2 http://www.assocham.org/newsdetail.php?id=5725
3 http://ewasteguide.info/making-profit-from-m

5. Composition & resource potential of E-waste
Composition of E-waste:
• Ferrous metals & steel
• Non-ferrous metals
• Plastics
• Glass
• Wood and plywood
• Printed Circuit boards
• Concrete and ceramics
• Rubber and other items
http://toxicslink.org/docs/e-waste-Deity.pdf

6. 2002
• E-waste first emerged
as an environmental
issue
2008
• Guidelines for Electronic
Waste Management
• 2 formal recyclers in India
2012
2016-2020
• Revisions E-waste Law
• More than 407 recyclers and dismantlers
in India
• Electronic waste law comes
into effect
• Nearly 100 dismantlers and
recyclers in India
Evolution of E-waste management in India
 E waste generation : 3.2 Million ton ( IIIrd in world)
 Installed Capacity – 1.1 million Ton
• Average capacity – 0.8 Million ton ( Formal sector)
• 20 states have at least one dismantler/ recycler
• The rest have no dismantler/ recycler
Compound
annual
growth
rate of
electronic
waste is 30%

7. Methodology to understand E waste recycling industry scenario
Visit of Informal
sector in E waste
recycling ( Seelampur
and narela Industrial
area)
Understanding the
role Bulk Consumer
,Retailers ,
Distributors in E
waste management (
Nehru Place Market )
Visit of Formal Sector
E waste recycling
(Exigo Recycling Pvt.
Ltd. & karo sambhav
) registered with
HPCB)-Producer
Responsibility
Organisation
Discussion with Delhi
Pollution Control
Committee to
understand the E
waste recycling
challenges in Delhi

8. E-waste recycling in informal sector-Seelampur & narela industrial area
 E-waste collection, transportation, processing, and recycling is Seelampur & narela industrial area.
 PVC Cable , PCB ,IT equipment and other electronic Equipment's are dismantled and recycled to extract material using incineration and acid leaching.
 Aprrox 50,000 people here estimated to be making a livelihood out of electronic waste.
 No worker is found using any personal protective equipment like hand gloves , mask etc..
 Immigrates Workers from West Bengal and Orissa are found mostly deployed in these area.
 Adults as well as children and women are found spend 8–10 hours daily extracting reusable components and precious metals like copper, gold and
various functional parts from the devices.
 E-waste recyclers was recycling processes such as open incineration and acid-leeching.
 The average worker stands to earn ₹500-1,000 per day.
 This is one of the fastest growing markets for electronics, and demand is projected to reach $400 billion by 2020 — and India’s contribution to electronic
waste is expected to touch 5 million tonnes by the same year.
 The sheer number of recyclers and the unregulated dismantling practices mean that informal sector cab refurbish at lower prices than the organised
recyclers.
E-waste recycling in India
As per International Finance Corporation (IFC).the electronic waste sector will create 4.5 lakh direct jobs by 2025 and another
1.8 lakh jobs in the allied sectors of transportation and manufacturing

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E-waste recycling is presently concentrated in the informal
(unorganized) sector
No organized collection system prevails
Operations are mostly illegal
Processes are highly polluting
Recycling operations engage in:
dismantling
sale of dismantled parts
valuable resource recovery
export of processed waste for precious metal recovery
Recycling scenario in India
Presently the informal recyclers are dominating over formal and treating 90
to 95% of the total e-waste generated by environment unfriendly manner in
the country

10. 10
Concerns: Informal Recycling
 High-risk backyard operation
 Non- efficient and Non-environmentally sound technologies
 Occupational and environmental hazards
 Loss of resources due to inefficient processes
 Impacts vulnerable social groups- Women, children and immigrant laborers
 Recycling in informal sector - Crude and primitive method
 Concerns : Environment, Health and Safety , Social
COMPONENTS CONSTITUENTS AFFECTED BODY PARTS
Printed circuit boards Lead and cadmium Nervous system and kidney
Mother boards Beryllium Lung and skin
CRT Cathode ray tubes Lead oxide , barium & cadmium Heart, liver and muscles
Switches and flat screen
monitors
Mercury Brain and skin
Computer Cadmium Kidney, liver
Cable insulating PVC Polyvinyl chloride Immune system
Plastic housing Bromine Endocrine system

11. Role of Bulk Consumer –Tata Power-DDL
Financial year CPCB Authorized recycler IT E-waste( Kg) Electrical .E-waste (Kg)
2018-19
Thapar Disposal Industries 8370
Global Solutions 3035
Nirwana Recycling 6400
2019-20
Green India Waste Management 3485 4305
BRP Infotech Pvt.Ltd. 2740
Zenviro Industries Pvt.Ltd. 11390
2020-21 Royal Faiz Recycling Co. 6422 13355
Total Weight in KG 22082 37420
S.
No.
Financial Year ( FY) Energy
Meter
(Lakh)
Modem
(lakh)
Meter
Boxes
(lakh)
1 FY 18-19 1.35 .30 .70
2 FY 19-20 1.70 .45 .90
3 FY 20-21 .60 .15 .30

12. Flipkart India Pvt Ltd has joined a tech-enabled, environmentally beneficial and socially responsible e-waste
Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) Karo Sambhav for making recycling a way of life.
India's Leading Producer Responsibility
Organisation
Karo Sambhav is a country-wide organisation, currently
spread across 29 states, 3 union territories, and over 60
cities. Through technology enabled e-waste
management programme, provide producers and
global brands with comprehensive Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR) services
Scheduled Visit of Understanding the role of retailers and PRO-Scheduled for Next Month

13. As per CPCB a total of 407 units are authorized for collection and recycling of E waste with
installed capacity of 1110103 MT per annum in twenty states
High capital expenditure and Env. Compliances – for Normal dismantling plant the
capital required is rages from 50-75 lakh and for recycling average costing is about
25 crore.
Most of the units of formal sector is operating under capacity
Inadequate availability of technology for recovery of precious rare earth metals (Rare
earths" are a group of 17 chemically similar elements crucial to the manufacture of
many hi-tech products).Neodymium,Lanthanum,Cerium,Praseodymium etc.
E waste recycling by Formal sector – Visit to ExigoRecyclingPvt. Ltd.& KaroSambahvIn next Month

14. Exigo
Recycling
Preeti Tiwari,
Manager -
Communication &
Sustainability
Building a continuum between collection and
disposal process of the e-Waste through its
unique EPR (Green Underwriting Services) and
rigorous data security solutions (mobile/portable
shredding, witness and prototype destruction
services)
ExtraCarbon Gaurav Joshi, Co-
Founder
Collects recyclable waste from homes & other
commercial places and sends the material to
respective recyclers
Green
Recycling
Achhey Lal
Choudhary, CEO
Provides eco-friendly, innovative and economic
electronic waste recycling solutions to the
organizations across
GreenWaves Anil Chowdary,
Managing Director
An e-Waste company that collects e-Waste items
to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover them into
products through continuous implementation
and innovations in recycling technology
GS
International
Gaurav Agarwa, E-
waste consultant
Provides quality e-Waste recycling programs to
assist organizations in treating their e-waste in a
safe manner
High Tech
Recycling
Sanjay Fegade,
Business Manager
Conducts a responsible in-house de-
manufacturing service for non-reusable and/or
non-resalable products in order to achieve the
environmental obligations of zero landfill
Hulladek Nandan Mall,
Director
Offers comprehensive E-Waste Management and
handling services on a PAN India basis
Namo E
Waste
Managemen
t
Akshay Jain,
Founder
A pioneer in asset management and electronics
recycling services to efficiently manage, dispose
and recycle discarded electronic items
Pruthvi E
Recycle
Jymin Patel, CEO Engages in recycling the Electonic-Waste CPU,
Monitor, Keyboard,Mouse, UPS, and Power
Chords in an organized manner using necessary
technology & methodology
Most Promising e-Waste Management Companies in India

15. Recognition of Informal sector in Waste Management: informal sector as a critical stakeholder in any future e-waste
regime
Providing market information regarding e-waste prices: information could be presented on dedicated websites of urban
municipalities and in local newspapers
Incentivising formal e-waste recycling: point-based reward system of E-waste Recycling Credits (ERCs) for formal
organisations to overcome their financial challenges.
Deploying readily available and mature recycling technologies: deploying mature recycling technologies alongside existing
manual techniques to improve recycling efficiency of the large volumes of e-waste being generated in India.
Up skilling informal sector players : upskilling, particularly for handling and dismantling hazardous materials, ensuring
environmental and occupational health and safety of their work, and linking supply to formal sector processors
Coordination between formal and informal sector in E waste collection and channelization : Informal sector’s structure
and its inherent flexibility is its biggest advantage in aggregating the waste in large volume making the trade vibrant and
profitable.
Support from consumers, retailers, NGOs, CSOs, (SHGs), collection agencies in Collection of E waste
Policy instruments under EPR-Economic instruments such as advanced recycling fee (ARF) or advanced disposal fee (ADF)
on every unit of the product sold. Use the fund for (a) subsidize consumers to deposit their e-waste at designated centres,
(b) directly fund recyclers or PROs and (c) assist informal sector workers.
Conclusion : Road map for Improving E waste recycling Sector

16. Conclusion : Proposed Solution for E waste Management ( Formal and Informal Combination)