E – Waste Management includes the following activities Collection of E-Waste Sorting of E-Waste Processing of E-Waste Repairing of E-Waste Recycling Dismantling Component Recovery from E-Waste Residual Disposal of E-Waste

1. A Presentation
on

2. What is E - Waste ?
E - Waste :
Electronic Waste comprises of waste
electronic / electrical goods which are
damaged and not functioning well .
• These include items such as
computers, mobile phones, laptops,
refrigerators, air conditioners and
other electronic devices.
• This includes used electronics which
are destined for reuse, resale,
salvage, recycling, or disposal.

3. E – Waste Management
E – Waste Management includes the following
activities
• Collection of E-Waste
• Sorting of E-Waste
• Processing of E-Waste
• Repairing of E-Waste
• Recycling
• Dismantling
• Component Recovery from E-Waste
• Residual Disposal of E-Waste

4. • Electronic products often contain dangerous and toxic
materials and should not be dumped with other wastes.
• Along with China, India is largest importer of E-waste
from developed countries like US, UK and Japan.
• Consumer electronics market growing at 13-15%
annually.
• The rate of e-waste generation is increasing by 10%
every year.

5. Facts and
Figures
6000
mobile
phones
gives
3.5 kg Silver
340 gm
of Gold
1400 gm of
Palladium
13 kgs of
Copper
1 Metric Ton of
Electronic scrap
contains more
gold than
17 Ton of Gold
from gold ore
1 PC
1.5
tons of
water
48 pound
of
chemicals
539
pound
of fossil
fuels

6. Source of
e-wastes
Constituent Health effects
Solder in printed circuit
boards, glass panels and
gaskets in computer
monitors
Lead (PB)
•Damage to central and peripheral nervous
systems, blood systems and kidney damage.
•Affects brain development of children.
Chip resistors and
semiconductors
Cadmium (CD)
•Toxic irreversible effects on human health.
•Accumulates in kidney and liver.
•Causes neural damage.
Relays and switches,
printed circuit boards
Mercury (Hg)
•Chronic damage to the brain.
•Respiratory and skin disorders
Plastic housing of
electronic equipments
and circuit boards.
Brominated flame
retardants (BFR)
•Disrupts endocrine system functions
Motherboard Beryllium (Be)
•Carcinogenic (lung cancer)
•Inhalation of fumes and dust.
•Skin diseases such as warts.
Effects of E-Waste constituents on health

7. 40 Million ton E-waste produced
globally
Did you know ?
7 million ton is contributed by India
12 million ton is contributed by China
And these are recycling in dangerous & illegal
manner

8. Issue and
Challenges
Leaching of
heavy metals
from
Landfills and
Incinerators
Exposure to
workers &
communities
Unawareness
(brand new
items are
also kept in
waste)
Less
reuse
Collection
system
Legal
framework
Issues
&
Challenges
In
E-Waste
Management

9. Reusing
and
recycling
• Increase life span of
product
Landfills
• Leaching problem (70% of
Heavy metals in landfills are
because of E-waste)
Incineration
• Fumes of Heavy metals
released in atmosphere
• Municipal incinerators are
giving dioxins
Ways of Treating E-Waste

10. Collection
of E-Waste
Sorting /
Processing
Repairing
Upgrading
Testing
Refurbishing
Dismantling
Component
Recovery
Captive Use Packing
Sale
Residual
Disposal
Scarp
Environmentally-
friendly disposal
Recovery of
Precious
Material
Flow Sheet of
Recyclers or
Recycling Units

11.  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

12. Informal Recycling Concerns
 High-risk backyard operation
 Non- efficient and Non-
environmentally sound technologies
 Occupational and environmental
hazards
 Loss of resources due to inefficient
processes
 Impacts on social groups- Women,
children and labourers

13. Various legislations cover different aspects of e-waste
 The hazardous waste (management and handling ) rules, 1998 as
amended in 2008 for Toxic content – registration mandatory for
recyclers
 Municipal Solid Waste Management & Handling Rules for non-Toxic
content
 Foreign Trade policy restricts import of second-hand computers and
does not permit import of e-waste
 ‘Guidelines’ by Central Pollution Control Board ( 2008)
Legal Framework governing on e-waste in India

14. We are requesting you…
If you have any E-Waste,
Plz..Drop them at your
nearest Recycling Centers
Ex :
Mobile Phones at Mobile care centers
TV and PC’s at Repairing or
Service centers

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Thank You
A Presentation
by
M Jai Prakash
M P Siva Gangadhar