3. What is Electronic Waste ?
How this become E-Waste?
Generators of E-Waste?
Why E-Waste is a problem?
E-Waste Disposal
E-Waste in INDIA
What should be done?

4. It is the term used
to describe old ,
end-of-life or
discarded
appliances using
electricity and
battery.

5. Changes and Advancement in
Technology
Changes in Fashion , Style &
Status
Changing in configuration
Attractive offers from manufacturers
Small life of equipments

6. Small business
and house-hold.
Large
Businesses.
Institutions and
Government
offices.
Equipment
manufacturers.

7. Composed of Hazardous Materials.
Electronic products are difficult to
Recycle.
Products are quickly obsolete and
discarded.
Discarded Electronics are managed
badly.
Most E-Waste goes to landfills.
Most recyclers don’t recycle, they export.

8. Methods
Recycle
Landfill
Incineration
Reuse

9. Definition
Recycling is define as the
assemblin,developing ,
promoting , buying of new
products which are
prepared from waste
materials.
Steps in Recycling
 Dismantling of E-Waste
 Removal of hazardous
materials sush as PCB ,
HG removal of plastic etc
. . .
 Strong acids are used to
remove valuable methals
such as Gold , Lead ,
Copper ect . . .

10. Methods for Recycling
 Consumer recycling
 Donation
 Take back
 Exchange
 Corporate recycling
Advantages of
Recycling
 Recycling materials can
be used in developing
new equipments.
 Valuable materials are
retrieved.
 Help environment by
avoiding pollution.

11. Definition :
Land fill is also known as dump , is a site for the disposal of waste a
site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest
form of waste treatment.
Disadvantages :
 Metals like mercury , cadmium ,
 lead reaches into the soil and
ground water makes them polluted.
 Required large amount
of space.
 It is not a environmentally
sound treatment .

12. Definition :
It is a controlled and complete combustion
process , in which the
waste materials is
burned in specially
designed incinerator
at a high temperature
(900 – 1000 0c).

13. Advantages :
 Reduction of waste
volume.
 Utilization of energy of
combustible
substances.
 Hazardous substance
are converted into
less hazardous
substance.
Disadvantages :
 Emission of harmful
gases and residues.
 Emission of cadmium
and mercury.

14. Definition :
It constitute direct use or use after slight modifications to
the original function equipment.
Advantages :
 Electronic equipments like
computers , cell phones
etc . . . Can be reused.
 This method also reduces the
volume of E-Waste generation.
 No wastage of time and money.

15. In INDIA :
 Over 2million
E-Waste is generated
ever year .
 Harmful techniques
like burning wires are
common practice in the
informal recycling
sectors in big cities in
India.
Recycle steps in INDIA:
 Manual Dismantling
 Refining and
conditioning
 Soil waste is
deposited in a
municipal landfill.

16. What should be done?
 Proper laws and policies
should be made.
 Awareness among
consumers and
manufacturers.
 Recycle should be made
recyclable.
 Make usage of recycled
products
 Do not throw any old
equipments.
Did you know ?
 The average lifespan of
computer has dropped from
6years in 1997 to just 2years in
2005.
 Mobile phones have a lifecycle
of less than 2years in
developed countries.
 183million computers were sold
worldwide in 2004-11.6% more
than in2003.
 674million mobiles phones
were sold worldwide in 2004-
30% more than in 2003.
 By 2010 there will be 716
million new computers in use.
There will be 178 new
computers users in China ,
80million new users in INDIA.