Electronic waste or e-waste is any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliance....E-waste includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile phones and other items that have been discarded by their origi
nal users.
Problems:
1.E-waste is the most rapidly growing waste problem in the world.
2.It is a crisis of not quantity alone but also a crisis born from toxics ingredients, posing a threat to the occupational health as well as the environment.
3.Rapid technology change, low initial cost, high obsolescence rate have resulted in a fast growing problem around the globe.
4.Legal framework, proper collection system missing.
5.Imports regularly coming to the recycling markets.
6.Inhuman working conditions for recycling...
E-Waste: Growth
IT and telecom are two fastest growing industries in the country.
1.India, by 2008, should achieve a PC penetration of 65 per 1,000 from the existing 14 per 1,000 (MAIT)
2.At present, India has 15 million computers. The target being 75 million computers by 2010.
3.Over 2 million old PCs ready for disposal in India.
4.Life of a computer reduced from 7 years to 3-5 years.
5.Over 75 million current mobile users, expected to increase to 200 million by 2007 end.
6.Memory devices, MP3 players, iPods etc. are the newer additions.
7.Preliminary estimates suggest that total WEEE generation in India is approximately 1,46,000 tonnes per year
E-Waste: Main Sources
1.Imports;
2.Govt., public and private sector discards (over 70%);
3.PC retailers, manufacturers;
4.Secondary market of old PCs; and
5.Individual Households.
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