Electronic waste may be defined as discarded computers, mobile phones, office electronic equipment’s, entertainment device electronics, television sets refrigerators etc. Because loads of surplus electronics are frequently commingled (good, recyclable, and non- recyclable), several public policy advocates apply the term “e-waste” broadly to all surplus electronics.
Management of solid waste has become a critical issue for almost all the major cities in India. Increase in population coupled with the rapid urbanization of Indian cities, has led to new conception patterns. Which typically affect the waste stream through the successive addition of new kinds of waste. Over last two decades, spectacular advances in technology and the changing lifestyle of people has led to an increasing rate of consumption electronic products.
India is emerging as one of the world's major electronic waste generators, posing grave concerns to public health and environment alike. Industry body Assocham, said India’s ‘production’ of e-waste is likely to increase by nearly three times, from the existing 18 lakh metric tons (MT) to 52 lakh MT) per annum by 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 30%. An Assocham-cKinetics study pointed out that global volume of e-waste generated is expected to reach from 93.5 MT in 2016 to 130 MT in 2018 at a CAGR of 17.6 percent during the period.
Computers, televisions and mobile phones are most dangerous because they have high levels of lead, mercury and cadmium and they have short life-spans, so are discarded more. The main sources of electronic waste in India are the government, public and private (industrial) sectors, which account for almost 75% of total waste generation. The contribution of individual households is relatively small at about 16 per cent; the rest being contributed by manufacturers. Though individual households are not large contributors to waste generated by computers, they consume large quantities of consumer durables and are, therefore, potential creators of waste. As a whole there is a good scope for new entrepreneur to invest in this business.
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