by naveen

1. ELECTRONIC WASTE Electronic waste, " e-waste " or "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" (" WEEE ") is a waste consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliance. It is a point of concern considering that many components of such equipment are considered toxic and are not biodegradable .

2. India generates close to 500,000 tons e-waste p.a. Expected to touch a million ton by 2011

3. Broad break up appears as under: Mumbai : 50,000 tons Delhi : 35,000 Bangalore : 30,000 Chennai : 25,000 Kolkata : 19,000 Ahmedabad : 14,000 Hyderabad : 13,000 Pune : 10,000 Indore : 8,000 WASTE PILING UP

5. Over 400 million current mobile users expected to increase to 500 million by 2010 end

6. At present, India has about 40 million computers which are expected to grow to 80 million computers by end 2010

7. Over 14 million old PCs ready for disposal in India