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related to the discarded electronic appliances, the current and future production of
E-waste and the potential environmental problems associated with their disposal
and with special reference to Greece.
‘E-waste in India’ a report prepared by Research Unit, Rajya Sabha Secretariat,
New Delhi (2011), described the growth of electrical and electronic industry in
India, related environment concerns and health hazards, recycling mechanisms,
management nitty-gritties, etc. In the article ‘Electronic Waste: A Case Study’,
Gupta et al. (2011) focussed on the E-waste export from developed nations which
complicates the situation of E-waste handling in India leading to environmental
concerns. Singh R.P. in his article ‘India: A Matter of Electronic Waste; the
Government Initiatives’ (2013) highlights the governmental initiatives and legal
recourses taken up to handle the menace of E-waste in India. Cucchiella et al. (2015)
in their article ‘Recycling of WEEEs: An Economic Assessment of Present and
Future E-waste Streams’ advocated for diminishing use of virgin resources in manufacturing in electronic products and greater usage of recycled E-waste products
and thus contributing in reducing exploitation of natural and non-renewable
resources as well as the environmental pollution ensuring sustainability. ‘Present
E-waste Handling and Disposal Scenario in India: Planning for Future Management’
by Dasgupta et al. (2015) makes a stock taking of Indian scenario of E-waste management and suggests a systematic and scientific trade chain of E-waste to manage
the present scenario in terms of both environmental protection and health
perspective.
18.5 Definitions
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2001,
provided a simple yet comprehensive definition for E-waste ‘any household appliance consuming electricity and reaching its life cycle end’. The Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) Guidelines, 2008, stated ‘E-waste comprises of wastes generated from used electronic devices and household appliances which are not fit for
their originally intended use and are destined for recovery, recycling and disposal’.
18.6 Categorization of E-Waste
The Basel Action Network (2002) classified major E-waste types into televisions,
monitors, consumer electronics, information and communications equipment,
refrigerator and other household appliances (Table 18.1).
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related to the discarded electronic appliances, the current and future production of
E-waste and the potential environmental problems associated with their disposal
and with special reference to Greece.
‘E-waste in India’ a report prepared by Research Unit, Rajya Sabha Secretariat,
New Delhi (2011), described the growth of electrical and electronic industry in
India, related environment concerns and health hazards, recycling mechanisms,
management nitty-gritties, etc. In the article ‘Electronic Waste: A Case Study’,
Gupta et al. (2011) focussed on the E-waste export from developed nations which
complicates the situation of E-waste handling in India leading to environmental
concerns. Singh R.P. in his article ‘India: A Matter of Electronic Waste; the
Government Initiatives’ (2013) highlights the governmental initiatives and legal
recourses taken up to handle the menace of E-waste in India. Cucchiella et al. (2015)
in their article ‘Recycling of WEEEs: An Economic Assessment of Present and
Future E-waste Streams’ advocated for diminishing use of virgin resources in manufacturing in electronic products and greater usage of recycled E-waste products
and thus contributing in reducing exploitation of natural and non-renewable
resources as well as the environmental pollution ensuring sustainability. ‘Present
E-waste Handling and Disposal Scenario in India: Planning for Future Management’
by Dasgupta et al. (2015) makes a stock taking of Indian scenario of E-waste management and suggests a systematic and scientific trade chain of E-waste to manage
the present scenario in terms of both environmental protection and health
perspective.
18.5 Definitions
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2001,
provided a simple yet comprehensive definition for E-waste ‘any household appliance consuming electricity and reaching its life cycle end’. The Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) Guidelines, 2008, stated ‘E-waste comprises of wastes generated from used electronic devices and household appliances which are not fit for
their originally intended use and are destined for recovery, recycling and disposal’.
18.6 Categorization of E-Waste
The Basel Action Network (2002) classified major E-waste types into televisions,
monitors, consumer electronics, information and communications equipment,
refrigerator and other household appliances (Table 18.1).
18 Eyeing Sustainability: Electronic Waste Handling in Kolkata