Volume : 2, Issue : 4, April - 2013

E–Waste Management in India

E. Yoheeswaran

Abstract :

The electronic waste or e–waste is one of the fastest growing in the world. The e–waste containing toxic material that can have adverse impact to human health and environment, if not treat properly. In India e–waste generation rate is 15% increase and to cross 800,000 tons in 2012. Major amount of e–waste is recycle and recovery by informal sector using basic methods such as open burning and acid stripping method. The both methods are harmful to the human and environmental. Many legislation and regulation available in global and national level, but no legislation is governed in the informal sector. These articles provide scenario, legislation and regulation in national level, e–waste recycling formal and informal sector in national level.