E- WASTE MANAGEMENT

BY SUSHILKUMAR0991028

What is e-waste management?

• E-waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials.

• It relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics.

• Waste include solid, liquid, gaseous or radioactive substances.

Objectives• Reduce the risks to the population and the

pollution of the environment.• Focus on knowledge transfer to and skills

upgrade through seminars.• Target mainly the existing informal recycles

allowing for their maximum but safe participation in future e-waste management.

Producers of E-Waste• The major producers of e- waste are the

developed countries such as US, UK, Russia, Germany, etc.

• The electronics which are they collect in bunch and sell it to the poor nations as second hand goods.

• The African nations such as Ghana, Nigeria are the countries which take these e-g00ds.

Impact of e-waste• The volume of e-waste increases with 3-5%

per year, which is almost three times faster than the regular municipal waste.

• 20-50 million tons of e-wastes are yearly generated world wide.

• Causes pollution in the environment.• Humans get affected when in contact with

e- waste.• Degrades the soil, where it is dumped.• Hazardous to human lives.

Causes• Collected by recyclers abroad.• Sold to waste traders.• Passed through customs as second hand, mixed

metal scrap for charity / donations etc.• Ends up at recycling units (informal sector).• Lack of data and information on e-waste

generation and imports and exports.• Lack of policies and legislative framework to• address e-waste issues.

Methods• LANDFILL.• INCINERATION.• RECYCLING METHODS.• ENERGY RECOVERY.• AVOIDANCE & REDUCTION METHODS.

Steps taken by various Nations

• Australia, Canada- follow Curbside Collection methods.

• Europe- follow Envac method.• Taiwan- government charges for the volume of

rubbish they produced.• Israel- follow Arrow Bio System.

E-Waste Management in India

• Physical characteristics.Unsorted waste – Mixed waste of

bio degradable and nonbiodegradable.

Presence of hazardous waste.

Lack of awareness. Land Availability.

Stats• A total of 3,30,000 MT of e-waste is

generated annually in India.• An additional 50,000 MT is illegally

imported into the country.• At present, India has 15 million

computers and is expected to rise to 10 million in 2010.

• In these, about 3 million old are ready computers for disposal.

Policies

• A legislation for e-waste management and handling was drafted in 2006.

• E-Waste Guidelines released by CPCB in March, 2008.

• A national level workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) was held in May 2006.

Methods Adopted

• LANDFILL.• RECYCLING METHOD.• DECOMPOSING.• BURNING OF E-WASTE.

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