This document discusses e-waste, including its generation sources, composition, impacts, and management. It notes that e-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams and contains toxic materials like lead, mercury, arsenic, that can harm human health and the environment if improperly disposed. It provides statistics on e-waste generation in India and discusses challenges in management. Solutions proposed include the E-Waste Rules to regulate producers' responsibilities and formalize collection, dismantling, and recycling activities to protect workers and the environment.

3.  The term E-Waste applies to all the wastes
from or caused by Electronic items.
 Technological development is the main reason.
 IRG(International Resource Group) vastly deals
with this types of hazards to the environment.
 Slowly but strongly, E-waste is becoming a
threat to the world.

4. • IT & Telecom Equipments
• Large Household Appliances
• Small Household Appliances
• Consumer & Lighting Equipments
• Electrical & Electronic Tools
• Toys & Sports Equipment
• Medical Devices
• Monitoring & Control Instruments

5.  One desktop & One 17” Monitor equates to the
use of
22kgs of Chemicals
1500kgs of water
240kgs of fossil fuels
 Same as a mid size car
 5% oil refined today is used in manufacturing
plastics
 4-7kgs of plastic is used to manufacture new
PC

6. The total e-waste discarded around the world
50 million tons per year

8.  Discarded electronics contain hazardous
materials.
 If disposed improperly, they pose a potential
threat to human health and the environment.
 May contaminate groundwater
 E-Waste accounts for 40 percent of the lead
and 75 percent of the heavy metals found in
landfills.

9. Element Harmful Effects
Lead • Extremely harmful to the human body;
• Damages both the central and peripheral nervous
systems;
• Can cause seizures, retardation, high blood
pressure, damage to the kidneys and liver;
• Adversely affects child development
Beryllium • Long term exposure can be carcinogenic,
especially for the lungs.
• Extreme exposure can lead to a potentially fatal
condition known as Acute Beryllium Disease

10. Element Harmful Effects
Arsenic • Arsenic is a notoriously potent poison;
• Causes severe damage to the digestive tract
Mercury • Attacks the central nervous and endocrine
systems;
• harmful to mouth, teeth and gums;
• poses risk in the neurological development of
unborn fetuses
Antimony • Toxic to humans in ways similar to arsenic; fatal in
large doses
Cadmium • Potentially carcinogenic;
• Repeated exposure can damage the lungs, kidneys
and liver

11. Cadmium in batteries
Lead in solder joints
Plastics in cables

17. Maharashtra : 20,270 tons
Tamil Nadu : 13,486 tons
Andhra Pradesh : 12,780 tons
Uttar Pradesh : 10,381 tons
West Bengal : 10,059 tons
Delhi : 9,729 tons
Karnataka : 9,118 tons
Gujarat : 8,994 tons
Madhya Pradesh : 7,800 tons

19. • Physical characteristics
– Unsorted waste – Mixed waste of bio degradable and non-
biodegradable
– Low calorific value
– High moisture content
– Presence of hazardous waste
• Lack of awareness
• Unplanned growth and development of cities

20. 1. E-WASTE COLLECTION, SORTING AND TRANSPORTATION
2. E-WASTE RECYCLING; IT INVOLVES DISMANTLING, RECOVERY OF
VALUABLE RESOURCE, SALE OF DISMANTLED PARTS AND EXPORT OF
PROCESSED WASTE FOR PRECIOUS METAL RECOVERY .
THE STAKEHOLDERS, I.E., THE PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP IN OVERCOMING
THE CHALLENGES POSED BY E-WASTE, ARE:
1. MANUFACTURERS
2. USERS
3. RECYCLERS
4. POLICY MAKERS

21. Combining the knowledge and technical expertise of
EMPA on e waste management, coupled with the
field experience of the Indo-German projects in managing
hazardous waste in India, the Indo-German-Swiss ewaste
initiative was born in 2004.

22. Convenient collection and disposal system for large and
small consumers to return all their e-waste safely.
Voluntary system for modern and concerned producers
to care for their product beyond its useful life.
 Financially secure system that makes environmentally
and socially responsible e-waste recycling viable.

23. 1. Reduce the risks to the population and the pollution of
the environment resulting from unsafe handling
2. Focus on knowledge transfer to and skills upgrade of all
involved stakeholders through trainings and seminars
3. Target mainly the existing informal recyclers allowing
for their maximum but safe participation in future e-waste
management by facilitating their evolution and
integration in formal structures

24. 1. IMPROVED AWARENESS:
• THREE WEEE CARE! INITIATIVE WORKSHOPS IN BANGALORE SUPPORTED BY THE
GOETHE INSTITUTE
• NATIONAL E-WASTE WORKSHOP IN DELHI, HOSTED BY MOEF
2. IMPROVED STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT:
• FORMATION OF THE E-WASTE AGENCY (EWA) BRINGS TOGETHER INDUSTRY,
GOVERNMENT AND NGO TO WORK ON A SUSTAINABLE E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY FOR BANGALORE
• FIRST NATIONAL E-WASTE WORKSHOP HELD, DEFINED A WAY FORWARD
• FIRST NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON EWASTE GUIDELINES HELD, ORGANISED
BY MOEF
3. IMPROVED ESTIMATES OF E-WASTE:
• RAPID ASSESSMENTS IN DELHI AND BANGALORE OF THE QUANTITIES BEING
GENERATED, AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE E-WASTE RECYCLING HOT-SPOTS
• NATIONAL-LEVEL DESK STUDY TO ASSESS E-WASTE QUANTITIES

25. 1. Title: E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules to be published under the
Environment Protection Act
2. Objective: To put in place an effective mechanism to regulate the generation,
collection, storage, transportation, import, export, environmentally sound
recycling, treatment and disposal of e-waste. This includes refurbishment,
collection system and producer’s responsibility, thereby reducing the wastes
destined for final disposal.
3. Essence: The producer of electrical and electronic equipment is responsible for
the entire life cycle of its own branded product and in particular the
environmentally sound end-of-life management and facilitating collection and
take back.
Structure of the Proposed E-Waste Legislations

26. 4. Procedure for authorisation of producers, collection agencies,
dismantlers, recyclers and enforcement agencies
5. Procedure for registration/renewal of registration of recyclers
6. Regulations for import of e-waste
7. Liability of producers, collection agencies, transporters,
dismantlers and recyclers
8. Information & tracking
9. Elimination of hazardous substances used in e-equipment
10. Setting up of designated authority to ensure transparency, audit
and inspect facilities, examine authorisation/registration, etc

27. • Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle
• Recover
ZERO LAND FILL