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2. Content
 INTRODUCTION
 WHAT IS E-WASTE?
 Common E-waste Items
 MANAGEMENT OF E-WASTE
 E-WASTE GUIDELINES: SALIENT FEATURES
 SPECIAL E-WASTE CHALLENGES
 PLANNING AN E-WASTE PROGRAM
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

3. INTRODUCTION
 Growth in the IT and communication sectors has
enhanced the usage of the electronic equipment
exponentially. Faster upgradation of electronic
product is forcing consumers to discard old
electronic products very quickly, which, in turn,
adds to e-waste to the solid waste stream.
 The growing problem of e-waste calls for greater
emphasis on recycling e-waste and better e-waste
management.

4. WHAT IS E-WASTE ?
 E-waste is any electrical or electronic equipment
that’s been discarded. This includes working and
broken items that are thrown in the garbage or
donated to a charity reseller like Goodwill.
 Often, if the item goes unsold in the store, it will
be thrown away. E-waste is particularly dangerous
due to toxic chemicals that naturally leach from
the metals inside when buried.

5. List of Common E-waste Items
 Home Appliances
 Communications and Information Technology
Devices
 Home Entertainment Devices
 Electronic Utilities
 Office and Medical Equipment

6. Home Appliances
 Microwaves
 Home Entertainment
Devices
 Electric cookers
 Heaters
 Fans

7. Communications and Information
Technology Devices
 Cell phones
 Smartphones
 Desktop Computers
 Computer Monitors
 Laptops
 Circuit boards
 Hard Drives

8. Home Entertainment Devices
 DVDs
 Blu Ray Players
 Stereos
 Televisions
 Video Game Systems
 Fax machines
 Copiers
 Printers

9. Electronic Utilities
 Massage Chairs
 Heating Pads
 Remote Controls
 Television Remotes
 Electrical Cords
 Lamps
 Smart Lights
 Night Lights
 Treadmills
 FitBits

10. Office and Medical Equipment
 Copiers/Printers
 IT Server Racks
 IT Servers
 Cords and Cables
 WiFi Dongles
 Dialysis Machines
 Imaging Equipment
 Phone & PBX systems
 Audio & Video Equipment

11. Is e-Waste Hazardous?
 E-waste is not hazardous waste per-se.
However, the hazardous constituents present
in the e-waste render it hazardous when such
wastes are dismantled and processed, since it
is only at this stage that they pose hazard to
health and environment.

12. MANAGEMENT OF E-WASTE
It is estimated that 75% of electronic items are
stored due to uncertainty of how to manage it.
These electronic junks lie unattended in
houses, offices, warehouses etc. and normally
mixed with household wastes, which are
finally disposed off at landfills.
 inventory management,
 production-process modification,
 volume reduction,
 recovery and reuse.

13. e-Waste guidelines: Salient features
The guidelines notified in April 2008 - basic guidance
document identifying and recognizing fundamental
principles:
 Producer Responsibility
 RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances)
 Best practices
 Insight into technologies for various levels of recycling
The guidelines explicitly mention the need for a separate
legislation for implementing ‘Producer Responsibility

14. SPECIAL E-WASTE CHALLENGES
 High Volume of e-Waste (the highest growing stream of
urban solid waste generation),
 Limits or restrictions to dump e-waste with Municipal Solid
Waste in Landfills,
 Growing number of Product Types,
 Heavy, Bulky and complex Waste to process,
 Requires special logistics and new handling facilities, with
new e-waste processing Technology

15. BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

16. PLANNING AN E-WASTE PROGRAM
 Determine what is best for your community or
clients/consumers
 Develop a Public or Private + Public or BtoB Program
 Define program Goals
 Evaluate Existing Logistics and/ or Infrastructure

17. CONCLUSION
 E-waste management is a great challenge for
governments of many developing countries such as
India. This is becoming a huge public health issue
and is exponentially increasing by the day.
 In order to separately collect, effectively treat, and
dispose of e-waste, as well as divert it from
conventional landfills and open burning, it is essential
to integrate the informal sector with the formal sector.
 The competent authorities in developing and
transition countries need to establish mechanisms for
handling and treatment of e-waste in a safe and
sustainable manner.

18. References
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 www.wikipedia.com
 www.studymafia.org
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