STRATEGY AND ADDRESS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment was earlier perceived to be a problem confined to developed countries and developed cities. Due to the globalization and changing economic scenario, nowadays-waste electrical and electronic equipment is also growing as a major problem in developing countries and developing cities. In this paper estimation and management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in one such developing country, India is presented. Market supply method is best suited for the estimations of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in the country like India due to constraints in gathering the data. The country of India is estimated to generate about 41500 tonnes of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in the year 2015, as compared to present generation of 2280 tonnes. Management policy considering strategy of extended producer responsibility and recycling is developed for the management of WEEE in the country of India.

کلیدواژه ها:

E-WASTE ، electrical recovery ، management