TITLE

e-WASTE ANALYSIS &

MANAGEMENT OF NIT SILCHAR
 BROAD OVERVIEW
E-waste?
Electronic waste or Obsolete electronic
equipments / products

Become obsolete due to:

• Advancement in technology
• Changes in fashion, style and status
• Nearing the end of their useful life.
•Carelessness of stakeholders
 Classification of e-waste
• Electronic devices
eg: Computers, monitors, TVs & display device
• Telecommunication devices
eg: Printers, scanners, copiers & fax machines
• Recording devices
eg: DVDs, CDs, floppies, tapes & printing cartridges
• Electronic components
eg: chips, processors & mother boards
 e-Waste Composition
Composed of hundreds of different materials
(both toxic & of high value)
• Bulk materials
eg: Iron, aluminum, plastics, glass etc
• Valuable materials
eg: Gold, silver, copper, platinum etc
• Hazardous materials
eg: Lead and arsenic
 Effects of e-waste

 Pollution of Ground-Water.
 Acidification of soil.
 Air Pollution.
 Cause Lung Cancer
 Damage to heart & liver
 Immune system damage
 THE INDIAN SCENARIO

•Total E-Waste in India =

1,46,180 Tonnes per year.

• Mumbai - 11, 017 tonnes

• Delhi - 9,730 tonnes
• Bangalore - 4,648 tonnes
• Chennai - 4,132 tonnes
• Kolkata - 4,025 tonnes
 AIM:
• To quantify the money value of all
types of e-waste (ANALYSIS)
• Utilization/replacement of the
above by useful
resource(MANAGEMENT)
 OBJECTIVES
COLLECTION OF DATA (e-RESOURCES )
ANALYSIS OF DATA FOR ASSESMENT OF e-
WASTE
CALCULATION OF DEPRECIATION OF
e-RESOURCES
UTILISATION OF e-RESOURCES
E-WASTE MANAGEMENT (SUGGESTIVE
MEASURES TO MANAGE e-WASTE)
 FORMAT NO. 1:
ISSUE TO
DATE OF DEPRECIATION NAME DATE OF
SL. NO. PURCHASE PRICE RATE OF FIRM WHOM ISSUE
1
2
3

FORMAT NO. 2:
SL. NO. USER NAME PRODUCT PRODUCT CONDITION
/DEPARTMENT NAME SPECIFICATION
1
2
3
 Depreciation
Reduction of cost of an asset over the span of
several years.
Methods of depreciation
• Straight-line depreciation Method
• Declining-Balance Method
• Double Declining -Balance method
• Activity depreciation
• Sum-of-Years' Digits Method
• Units-of-Production Depreciation Method
• Units of time depreciation
• Group Depreciation Method
 STRAIGHTLINE DEPRECIATION
Annual Depreciation expense
=(purchase price-salvage value)/life span

DECLINING BALANCE METHOD

Annual Depreciation value
=(Depreciation rate)*(Book value at the
beginning of that year )
DOUBLE DECLINING BALANCE METHOD

Annual Depreciation value

=2*(Depreciation rate)* (Book value at the
beginning of that year )

ACTIVITY DEPRECIATION METHOD

Does not depend on time but level of activity.
Depreciation rate
=(Purchase value-Salvage value)/Activity level
 MANAGEMENT OF E-WASTES

Done by waste minimization techniques and

by sustainable product design.

Waste minimization technique involves:

• Inventory management,
• Production-process modification,
• Volume reduction,
• Recovery and reuse.
 Recycling of e-waste
1. Treatment Options Of E-Waste.
• Land filling.
• Incineration.

2. Steps In Recycling
• Detoxication.
• Dismantling.
• Pulverization/ Hammering.
• Shredding.
• Refining
ADVANTAGE OF RECYCLING

SAVING OF ENERGY OVER MINING

ALUMINIUM 95%
COPPER 85%
STEEL 74%
LEAD 65%
ZINC 60%
PLASTIC 80%
 THE BASEL CONVENTION
FUNDAMENTAL AIMS :
 Control and reduction of transboundary
movement of hazardous and other wastes.
 Prevention and minimization of their
generation.
 Environmentally sound management of such
wastes.
 Active promotion of the transfer and use of
technologies .
GOVERNING RULES FOR E-WASTE IN
INDIA
• “WEEE" legislation under the Ministry of Environment and Forests .

• The new legislation to hold e-waste producers accountable for

their action.

• E-waste/ components, which are hazardous in nature need to be

covered under the purview of
– The Hazardous Waste (Management and handling) Rules 2003
– The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
– The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

• Greenpeace International is pushing for more stricter legislation.