Electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing problem due to factors like the digital television transition. Concerns about e-waste include informal recycling that can release toxic substances, illegal exporting of e-waste especially to Asia, uncontrolled burning and disposal causing environmental and health issues. Various legislations cover different aspects of e-waste management but proposed new rules aim to put in place an effective mechanism making producers responsible for the entire life cycle and environmentally sound disposal of their products. The preferred solutions are reuse through repairing or upgrading equipment, recycle through take-back programs and proper recycling, with disposal in landfills only as a last resort. Individuals can help by raising awareness, promoting recycling opportunities, and encouraging

1. Electronic WasteElectronic Waste ““E-wasteE-waste””
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2. What is E-waste?What is E-waste?
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3. Growth of E-waste:Growth of E-waste:
DigitalDigital TelevisionTelevision TransitionTransition
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4. Concerns: Informal Recycling
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5. Other problemsIllegal exporting especially to Asia
Uncontrolled burning and disposal
are causing problems
The toxicity of some of the substance,
Eg= mercury , cadmium may also pose
an environmental and health
challenge
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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
 Basel convention for regulating transboundary movement
 Foreign Trade policy restricts import of second-hand computers
and does not permit import of e-waste
 ‘Guidelines’ by Central Pollution Control Board ( 2008)

7. Proposed e-Waste Rules
Title: E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules to be published under
the Environment Protection Act
 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 responsibility thereby reducing the wastes destined for
final disposal.
ESSENCE: the producer of electrical and electronic equipments 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.
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8. REUSE
Preventing waste in the first place
is the preferred mngt option
This can be achieved through
repairing,upgrading used electrical
equipment
Example- adding memory to a
computer,upgrading software
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9. RECYCLE
 Make use of take back programs
 Through recycling units are
either reused or dismantled for
recycling.
 The silver,gold,lead and other
heavy metal are recyclable
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10. DISPOSE
 The least preferred option is to
landfill electronic waste
 This should only come as a last
option but care to consult with
state regulations on disposal of
any hazardous waste
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11. What Can You Do?
• Raise AwarenessRaise Awareness
• Promote Recycling OpportunitiesPromote Recycling Opportunities
• Awareness programme on e-wasteAwareness programme on e-waste
forschool children and generalforschool children and general
publicpublic
• Encourage and facilitate organizedEncourage and facilitate organized
recycling systemsrecycling systems
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