This document discusses electronic waste (e-waste) in India. It notes that 80% of e-waste collected in the US is exported to developing countries like India due to cheaper labor and lack of import restrictions. In India, e-waste recycling is largely done by the informal sector without proper health and safety measures, harming the environment and human health. The document outlines challenges around e-waste management in India and calls for stronger regulations, including extended producer responsibility and import controls, to promote safer and more sustainable e-waste practices.

1. RUSTAMJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
BORDER SECURITY FORCE TEKANPUR GWALIOR (M.P)
SEMINAR
ON
ELECTRONIC WASTE
SUBMITED TO SUBMITED BY
ANJANA GOEN PRATEEK KUMAR
(HOD OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT) 0902EC13MT 09
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
MTECH 2ND YEAR

2. INDIA’S FASTEST GROWING WASTE

4. E - WASTES

7. THE BASEL ACTION NETWORK (BAN) STATEMENT
80 per cent of e-waste collected by the US is exported to
India, China, Pakistan, Taiwan and a number of African
countries. This is done because
Cheaper labor is available for recycling in these countries.
In the US, export of e-waste is legal.
 There is no banned on import of E-WASTE in India
In India, recycling of e-waste is almost left to the informal
sector, which does not have adequate means to handle
either the increasing quantities or certain processes,
leading to intolerable risk for human health and the
environment.

9. E-WASTE PRODUSING BY STATES
10 STATES CONTRIBUTE 70% EWASTE

10. 65 CITIES GENRATE 60 % E-WASTES

11. E-WASTE EFFECTS ENVIRONMENT
• It may cause soil air and water pollution too
• Acid and sludge obtained from melting
computer chips , if disposed on ground and
water causes acidification of soil and water .
• The most dangerous form of burning E-Waste
is the open air burning of plastics in order to
recover copper , silver , gold , platinum or
other metals .

12. BURNING OF E-WASTE
0N RIVER BANK

13. METAL DANGER
Lead A neurotoxin that affects the kidneys and the reproductive sysIt
affects mental development in children
Mercury Mercury Affects the central nervous system, kidneys and immune
system. Methylated mercury is toxic and can enter the human food
chain through aquatic
Cadmium Severe pain in the joints and spine. It affects the kidneys and
softens bones.
Beryllium Causes lung diseases
Chromium Damage liver and kidneys and cause bronchial maladies including
asthmatic bronchitis and lung cancer.
Plastics Can harm reproductive and
immune systems.
Acid Cause respiratory problems and eye and skin related problems

15. CHALLENGES
1. Accurate figures not available for rapidly
increasing e-waste volumes -generated
domestically and by imports .
2. Low level of awareness among manufacturers and
consumers of the hazards of incorrect e-waste
disposal
3. Major portion of e-waste is processed by the
informal (unorganised) sector using rudimentary
techniques such as acid leaching and open-air
burning, which results in severe environmental
damage

16. 5. e-waste workers have little or no knowledge
of toxins in e-waste and are exposed to health
hazards
6. High-risk backyard recycling operations
impact vulnerable social groups like women,
children and immigrant labourers
7. Inefficient recycling processes result in
substantial losses of material value and
resources

17. 8. Cherry-picking by recyclers who recover
precious metals (gold, platinum, silver, copper,
etc) and improperly dispose of the rest, posing
environmental hazards
9. No specific legislation for dealing with e-waste
at present

18. E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
The major components of e-waste management are:
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
The people who can help in overcoming the challenges
posed by e-waste, are:
1. Manufacturers
2. Users
3. Recyclers
4. Policy makers

19. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ?
• Need for stringent health safeguards and environmental
protection laws in India
• Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR)
• Import of e-waste under license
• Need Producer-Public and Government cooperation
• Choosing safer technologies and cleaner substitutes
• Awareness programme
• Monitoring of compliance of Rules
• Effective regulatory mechanism strengthened by
manpower and technical expertise
• Reduction of waste at source
• Recognizing the unorganized sector in India

22. ADVANTAGES OF RECYCLING
• Reduction of need forlandfills
• Material recovery
• Resale and Reuse is possible
• Creation of jobs .

23. CONCLUSION
Rules shall apply to every
 Producer(s)
 Distributer(s)
 Collection centre(s)
 Refurbisher(s)
 Dismantler(s)
 Recycler(s)
 Consumer(s) or bulk consumer(s)
involved in the manufacture, sale, purchase and
processing of electrical and electronic equipment or
components .

24. Without effective reduce reuse and recycle , E-Waste
is dangerous for environment and human
beings
Manufacturing companies should not use non
toxic chemicals in their products .
Environmental law should be made and enforced
seriously
E-Waste management new techniques should be
used to improve awareness stakeholder
engagement and estimates of e-waste