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Electronic Waste: A Case Study

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Research Scholar, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur, INDIA
  • 2 Senior Scientist, Flexible Pavement Division, Central Road Research, New-Delhi, INDIA
  • 3 Principal, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Yamunanagar, INDIA

Res.J.chem.sci., Volume 1, Issue (9), Pages 49-56, December,18 (2011)

Abstract

WEEE (waste from electrical and electronic equipments) comes under a special category of waste which is the result of industrialization and ever increasing demand of electronic products in daily life. With increasing usage waste production is also increasing. Now, the situation is alarming as a huge quantity of waste is generated by India as well as other countries. The condition in India is much worse because about 80 percent of the e-waste generated in the US is exported to India, China and Pakistan under the name of charity. Only 3% of total WEEE-waste generated is recycled properly in India. The rest of it is handled by workers who work with bare hands, without masks under unhygienic conditions, informally recycling tons of e-waste for about 12-14 hours a day. It causes both environmental as well as health problems. No. of laws are framed but none is able to stop this informal recycling. In this paper, national and international e-waste scenario is discussed along with hazards caused by e-waste and bit about its recycling.

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