electronic waste

Electronic Waste Electronic Waste ““E-wasteE-waste””

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What is E-waste?What is E-waste?

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Growth of E-waste: Growth of E-waste: DigitalDigital TelevisionTelevision TransitionTransition

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Concerns: Informal Recycling

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Other problemsIllegal exporting especially to Asia

Uncontrolled burning and disposal are causing problems

The toxicity of some of the substance,

Eg= mercury , cadmium may also pose an environmental and health challenge

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Various legislations cover different aspects of e-waste The hazardous waste (management and handling ) rules,

1998 as amended in 2008 for Toxic content – registration mandatory for recyclers

Municipal Solid Waste Management & Handling Rules for non-Toxic content

Basel convention for regulating transboundary movement Foreign Trade policy restricts import of second-hand

computers and does not permit import of e-waste ‘Guidelines’ by Central Pollution Control Board ( 2008)

Proposed e-Waste Rules

Title: E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules to be published under the Environment Protection Act

OBJECTIVE :To put in place an effective mechanism to regulate the generation, collection, storage, transportation, import, export, environmentally sound recycling, treatment and disposal of e-waste. This includes refurbishment, collection system and producer responsibility thereby reducing the wastes destined for final disposal.

ESSENCE: the producer of electrical and electronic equipments is responsible for the entire life cycle of its own branded product and in particular the environmentally sound end-of-life management and facilitating collection and take back.

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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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RECYCLEMake 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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DISPOSEThe 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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What Can You Do? • Raise Awareness Raise Awareness • Promote Recycling OpportunitiesPromote Recycling Opportunities• Awareness programme on e-Awareness programme on e-waste for school children and waste for school children and general publicgeneral public• Encourage and facilitate Encourage and facilitate organized recycling systemsorganized recycling systems

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