Over the past few years India along with other Asian and African countries, has become a major destination for electronic waste (e-waste) exports from OECD counties. Managing E-waste - both locally generated and internationally imported, are the major challenges for the government. At one end e-waste management could become a lucrative industry for India and the other end it is posing serious threat to environment and human health.

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2. Introduction
Electronic Waste (E-Waste) is both valuable
as a source of secondary raw material, and
toxic if treated and discarded improperly.
Why is there so much of a buzz about E-waste
Management in recent times ? This presentation
will give you some crisp ideas about this topic.

3. Definition
"Electronic waste" may be defined as discarded
computers, office electronic equipment,
entertainment device electronics, mobile phones,
television sets and refrigerators. This definition
includes used electronics which are destined for
reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal.
Others define the re-usables (working and
repairable electronics) and secondary scrap
(copper, steel, plastic, etc.)
--- Source : Wikipedia

4. E-Waste Management in India
 Managing E-waste - both locally generated and internationally imported,
are the major challenges for the government
 India annually generates over 4.4 Lakh tonnes of e-waste
 Indian metros are generating around 8,000 tonnes of e-waste every year.
 A 2005 survey predicted e-waste production to rise from 1.46 Lakh
 tonnes per annum to 8 Lakh tonnes by 2012.
 Whereas India has a capacity to treat only 2.4 Lakh tones

5. E-Waste Management in India
Continued….
 Almost half of all unused and end-of-life electronic products lie idle in
landfills, junkyards and warehouses.
 Less than five 5% of India's total electronic waste (e-waste) gets recycled
due to absence of proper infrastructure, legislation and framework, said
ASSOCHAM.
 India has 73 registered recyclers of e-waste, according to a data of CPCB
(Central Pollution Control Board )
 Over 90 per cent of e-waste generated in India is managed by the
unorganized sector and scrap dealers .

6. E-Waste Management in India
Continued….
 Organized sector accounts for less than 10 per cent of the recycling
business, there is huge scope for growth as the recyclers.
 Global market (Including India) of e-waste is estimated to be $14.7 billion
by 2015 ABI Research.
 New norms E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011 mandate
that manufacturers of electronics goods source back at least 15% of their
products as e-waste.

7. E-Waste Management in India
Continued….
--- Source : Economic Times

8. E-waste (Management and
Handling) Rules 2011
 The E-waste management rules come into force in 1st May 2012.
 The rules will help Government and regulatory bodies to crackdown on
the industries that are not disposing e-waste responsibly. It also pinpoint
the sector and products which are the biggest pollutants.
 These 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 as specified in
Schedule-I in the rule document.

9. Categories Of E-Waste covered
under the rules
Category 1 : IT & Telecommunication
 IT and telecommunication equipment :
 Centralized data processing: Mainframes, Minicomputers Personal
computing:
 Personal Computers (CPU with input and output devices)
 Laptop (CPU with input and output devices)
 Notebook, Notepad etc.,
 Printers including cartridges
 Copying equipment
 Electrical and electronic typewriters
 Pocket and desk calculators

10. Categories Of E-Waste covered
under the rules
Category 1 : IT & Telecommunication Continued..
 Other products and equipment for the collection, storage, processing,
presentation or communication of information by electronic means
 User terminals and systems
 Facsimile
 Telex
 Telephones Pay telephones Cordless telephones Cellular telephones
Answering systems
 Other Products or equipment of transmitting sound, images or other
information by telecommunications

11. Categories Of E-Waste covered
under the rules
Category 2 : Consumer electrical and electronics
 Television sets (including LCD & LED), Refrigerator, Washing Machine,
Air-conditioners
 For Further Information Download E-waste (Management and Handling) R

12. Conclusion
One of the major goals to be achieved by recycling e-waste to
conserve the ever depleting natural resources. Large e-waste
centers exist in Delhi, Meerut, Gujarat, Ferozabad, Chennai,
Bangalore and Mumbai, with 20,000+ recyclers working in Delhi
alone. The Government need to ensure the working condition in
these recycling companies and the same time health of the
surrounding environment.
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