This presentation discusses electronic waste (e-waste) in India. It begins with background information on e-waste and its components. The objectives are outlined as minimizing illegal recycling and promoting safe recycling. E-waste is a growing problem due to its toxic materials like lead, mercury, and cadmium. Management options discussed include reuse, recycling, and disposal. The Clean e-India initiative aims to establish e-waste collection programs. On a local level, students are initiating an e-waste collection program in Nagpur to collect mobile phone chargers and adapters. In conclusion, a national framework and public awareness is needed for environmentally sound e-waste management.

1. Presented by:
Kumar Dhanwani
Faculty
Department of Business Administration (UG)
Dhanwate National College, Nagpur
ELECTRONIC WASTE
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2. ELECTRONIC
WASTE
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3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
 Background
 Introduction
 Objectives
 Problems
 Management and disposal options
 The CLEAN e-INDIA Initiative
 Our Initiative at Department
 Conclusion
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4. BACKGROUND
 Unwanted, obsolete or unusable electronic products such as
computers, computer peripherals, televisions, VCRs, DVD
Players, stereo equipment, cell phone and its chargers are
commonly referred to as ‘electronic waste’
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5. INTRODUCTION & DEFINITION
"E-Waste is a term used to cover items of all types of electrical
and electronic equipment (EEE) and its parts that have been
discarded by the owner as waste without the intention of re-use."
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6. COMPONENTS IN E-WASTE 6

7. OBJECTIVES
 Minimize illegal recycling / recovery operations
 Environmentally Safe & Sound Recycling by channelizing E-waste
to registered E-waste recyclers
 Extended Responsibilities to producers to manage a system of E-
waste collection/take back and channelizing to a registered
dismantler/recycler.
 To Create an E-waste collection channelization system
 Reduce Hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic
components
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8. PROBLEMS WITH E-WASTE
 Management and disposal of e-waste has become a serious
problem among states nationwide.
 The problem of electronic waste (e-waste) is growing at an
unsustainable rate.
 E-waste is now the fastest growing, and most toxic, component of
municipal garbage.
 Local governments are facing huge costs to handle e-waste, and
even greater costs if they do not capture this toxic stream and
handle it in an appropriate manner.
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9. E-WASTE CONTAINS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
 The leaching of heavy material from e-waste may a pose a
potential long term human health and environmental impacts
 ground Water especially is more likely to be polluted (note, more
half the country reliant on ground water resources)
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10. CONSTITUENTS IN E-WASTE 10

11. EXAMPLE
Source: Environment Canada
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12. PARTICULAR CONCERN IS LEAD IN E-WASTE
 Lead is a toxic substances which may cause lead poisoning and
can be especially harmful young children.
 A typical 17-inch computer monitor contains approximately 2.2
pounds of lead
 the 500 million computers that will become obsolete between 1997
and 2007 will contain nearly 1.6 billion pounds of lead
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13.  Much of the focus of managing e-waste revolves around Cathode
Ray Tubes.
 Includes Computer monitors, televisions, camcorders and other
electronic devices contain CRT.
 A typical CRT contains between 2 and 5 pounds of lead.
CATHODE RAY TUBES
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14. OTHER PROBLEMS
 Illegal exporting especially to Asia
 Uncontrolled burning and disposal are causing enviornmental
problems
 The toxicity of some of the substance, e.g. mercury, cadmium
may also pose an environmental and health challenge
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15. MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OPTIONS
 Due to increased public, regulatory and commercial scrutiny
and also a commensurate entrepreneur interest, there has
been a diversion from energy intensive down cycling
processes to more mature processing systems
 This has been largely achieved through reuse and refurbishing
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16.  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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17.  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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18.  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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19.  BENEFITS OF REUSE
 Diminished demand for new products and their commensurate
requirement for virgin raw material
 There is lessened need for water and energy for the associated
manufacturing
 Less packaging per unit
 Availability of tech to wider swaths of society due to greater
affordability of products
 Saved landfill space
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20. EACH ONE OF US HAS A ROLE TO PLAY!
 Need for a e-waste policy and legislation
 Encourage and facilitate organized recycling systems
 Should subsidies recycling and disposal industries
 Collect fee from manufactured/consumers for the disposal of
toxic material
 Incentive schemes for garbage collectors and general public for
collecting and handling over e-waste
 Awareness program on e-waste for school children and general
public
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21. THE CLEAN E-INDIA INITIATIVE
The CLEAN e-INDIA Initiative, launched by Attero, aims to establish an
integrated eWaste Consumer Take Back Program to help ensure
organized collection, management and recycling of electronic waste in
a responsible and sustainable manner.
About Attero: A NASA recognized technology innovator, Attero is India’s
largest electronic asset management company.
Right now they are working at four locations:
1.Delhi
2.Hyderabad
3.Gurgaon
4.Noida
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24. Our Initiative at Department of Business
Administration (UG), DNC College, Nagpur, INDIA
Students of Department of Business Administration
(UG), DNC College are planning to make Nagpur city
E-clean. They are initiating to collect disposed mobile
phone chargers & adapters from nearby areas of
college. They would then hand it over to an
organisation who deals in organised management &
recycling process of E-waste.
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25. CONCLUSION
 it is important that we create a national framework for the
environmentally sound management of e-waste including wide
public awareness and education
 Conduct detailed inventories of e-waste
 Initiate pilot schemes on collection and sorting of e-wastes,
including take back schemes and schemes for repair refurbishment
and recycling
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26.  Cleaneindia.org
 www.ehsdb.com/resources/E-Waste/Documents/e-waste.ppt
 www.ppcb.gov.in/ewasterules.aspx
 http://www.zerowaste.co.in/doc/EWaste%20(Management%20&
%20Handling)%20Rules,%202011%20and%20Guidelines.pdf
 www.igep.in/live/hrdpmp/.../ewasterules031213_GIZ_Manesar.pptx
 www.academia.edu/5116396/E-waste
 rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publicationelectronic/E-Waste_in_india.pdf
 www.academia.edu/5116396/E-waste
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28. THANK YOU
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29. Contact Details:
Name: Kumar Dhanwani
Email-id: dhanwani.dnc@gmail.com
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