Electronic waste

Te c h n o l o g y p o l l u t i o n | A 2 1 s t c e n t u r y p r o b l e m

Lalhmingmawia Kawlni, Asst. Professor, Department of Computer Science

April 4th, 2022 In observance of National Science Day

 KEY INDEX

What?
Why?
How?

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 Any electronics

What? or electrical
product which is
discarded.
Categories of E-
waste

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Questions to • Do you still watch movies from a VCR
consider player?
• How many light bulb have you changed at
Studies show people are buying your home since today?
new appliances more than ever.
• Have you recently updated any large house
appliances?
• Where do all of those obsolete, outdated or
non-functioning electronics go?

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Leading countries generating e-waste worldwide, 2019

China 10,129

United States 6,918

India 3,230

Japan 2,569

Brazil 2,143

Russia 1,631

Indonesia 1,618

Germany 1,607

United Kingdom 1,598

France 1,362
- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000
In 1,000 metric tons (1 metric ton=1000 kg)

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Top states producing e-waste in India, 2016

Total e-waste generated in India = 2 million tonnes/year

Share of e-waste generated by states (in %)

Maharastra 19.8

Tamil Nadu 13

Uttar Pradesh 10.1

West Bengal 9.8

Delhi 9.5

Karnataka 8.9

Gujarat 8.8

Madhya Pradesh 7.6

0 5 10 15 20 25

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Representative item composition of e-waste in India,
2018

Telecommunication equipment; 12%

Electrical equipment; 8%

Medical equipment; 7%

Computer Equipment;
68%
Others (including household e-scrap); 5%

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 Huge gap

Why? between e-waste

generation and e-
waste recycling
Generation
vs Recycled per annum; 20%

Recycle
India generates 2 million
tonnes of waste per annum of
which only 4.3 lakhs tonnes per E-waste generated per
annum; 80%
annum is recycled.

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Regulations
India is the only country in
Southern Asia with e-waste
legislation
• E-Waste Management and Handling Rules,
2011
• E-Waste Management Rules, 2016
• Amendment to the E-Waste Management
Rules, 2018

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TOXIC
MATERIALS

Electronic waste contains toxic

components that are dangerous
to human health.

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 7000 800000
6347
728000
6000 700000

Valuable materials 5152 600000

5000
547000
500000
4000

3262 400000
3000
Every year India loses gold 300000

worth Rs 6,347 crore as part of 2000

200000
e-waste 1228 1227 1161
1000 100000
22
97000 111000 300
9
0 71 0
Gold Plastic Copper Aluminium Iron Palladium Silver

Monetary Value Weight

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IMPACT ON
HUMAN

Brain
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Skeletal system

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IMPACT ON
ENVIRONMENT

Soil Pollution
Water Pollution
Air Pollution

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HOW? 3Rs
The 3 Rs

The way forward for

consumers could be the 3 R
method of reduce, repair,
recycle.

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E WASTE
COLLECTOR

Falkland Aizawl

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E-WASTE
COLLECTION
PROGRAMME
August 23rd, 2021
Department of Computer
Science (BCA) & NSS
Govt. Serchhip College

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 “When you refuse to reuse, it’s the earth
you abuse.”

REDUCE | REUSE | RECYCLE

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 Thank you

ELECTRONIC WASTE – TECHNOLOGICAL POLLUTION | A 21 ST CENTURY PROBLEM

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