E-waste: A new challenge for waste management in India

Abstract

WEEE (waste from electrical and digital device's) comes beneath a special class of waste which is the end result of industrialization and ever-growing demand of digital merchandise in daily lifestyles. With growing usage waste manufacturing is likewise increasing. Now, the scenario is alarming as a big quantity of waste is generated via India in addition to other international locations. The situation in India is a whole lot worse because approximately 80 % of the e-waste generated inside the US is exported to India, China and Pakistan beneath the call of charity. Only 3 % of general WEEE-waste generated is recycled nicely in India. The relaxation of it's far dealt with by people who paintings with naked fingers, without mask under unhygienic conditions, informally recycling tons of e-waste for approximately 12-14 hours a Day. It causes each environmental as well as health issues. E-waste recycling (i.e. 3 R’s) is a concept hardly in lifestyles in India. As of now most of e-waste generated is getting dumped in rivers or dumping yards both of getting nicely recycled or reused after treatment which in end result have negative results on environment in addition to fitness issues. So basically, paper describes the contemporary situation of e-waste control in India and different parts of globe. It also describes the case take a look at of trend of e-waste in India with other countries. In remaining ten years, it's far found that e –waste is growing daily and the major mills of these e-waste are computer systems, mobile, telephone gadget extensively utilized by the authorities, public region agencies and personal sectors, generate nearly about 75% of e-waste and on other hand with the contribution of man or woman family being most effective 16%. According to ASSOCHAM compound Annual growth price of electronic waste is 30%. Computer equipment's make contributions about 70% of total e-waste generated in India and telecommunication equipment's debts for nearly 12%. State smart Maharashtra ranked first observed by means of Tamil Nadu and UP in ewaste pollution and amongst all cities Mumbai ranks first in producing e-waste observed with the aid of Delhi and Bangalore. No. Of legal guidelines are framed but none is able to stop this casual recycling. In this paper, countrywide and worldwide e-waste situation is discussed in conjunction with hazards as a result of e-waste and bit approximately its recycling.