E-Waste have Business Potential of Rs700 Cr. !
As E-Waste is a gold mine to explore..
IT revolution revolutionized but E-Waste still facing challenges of awareness for sustainable growth towards environment. Particularly E-Waste is not taken well note as other Waste in context to its disposal and recycle abilities needs to be concern, only 10-12% e-waste recycled in organized manner.
[highlight]E-Waste Scenario[/highlight]
The Environmental damage is estimated over 5% of India’s GDP. A E-Waste adds to Hazardous materials waste too. The main sources of E-waste of electrical and electronic waste generation in India are goverment institutions and business houses, accounts 70% of total waste. But E-waste from individual houses also increase at significant pace. In India, E-Waste touch more than 8-lakh tons per annum by 2012. Majorly E-Waste get imported from other countries too, as a charity to reuse. Scientific Recycling plays significant role in recovering 95-98% of material.
[highlight]E-WASTE DISPOSAL SCHEME[/highlight]
SCRAP — SORTING —- PROCESSING —- GET OUTPUT — PACKING
Scrap consist of Various electronic items that need to sort whether they are working or non-working state. Further it infuse to processing stage of repairing,separating,upgrading,testing the components with this final product output is attained. It is being subject to sell out products to market!
The Drivers of E-WASTE :
- Technology obsolescence
- Rising Consumption
- Mild Government Regulation
Challenges needs to be set :
- Implementation of Rules & Regulation
- Collection & Transportation
- Monitory benefits by Scrap
- Absence of bench mark by recyclers
- informal sector getting waste easily
Usher Change :
- Spreading Awareness of Electronic Reuse & Recycle Programs [ERP]
- Adapting Pre-Processing Technology
- E-Waste week celebrations to initiate to mass movement
- Approaches Towards Sustainable Growth by Increase resource efficiency in production & consumption patterns
- Optimized utilization of raw materials through increased use of waste
- Systems to drive and monitor door step collection
- Education about best practices, efficient processes
- Licensing process must be made easier, transparent and faster
R&D plays significant role in recycling scientific method to waste management solution.
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