E-Waste And Its Management:A Review

E-Waste is an abbreviation of electronic waste which refers to the hazardous waste created when electronic products or components like mobile phones, electronic circuits, pc, electronic gadgets, batteries etc are discarded. In day today life we rely completely on electronic products. Increase in the growth of information and technology, various sectors has increased the usage of the electronic equipment. E-waste is created everyday all over the world. These products usually have a limited life span, thereafter creating huge hazardous waste having detrimental effect on both man and environment. E-waste contain several different substances and chemicals, majority of which are toxic and are likely to create hazardous impact on health and surrounding. Management of E-waste is quite risky involves significant risk to health hazards of workers and other people involved in this process. As these contain toxic chemical and substances, precautionary measures must be taken to avoid exposure in the whole management process. Incineration and land filling are two widely used techniques for disposal of these wastes. There is a risk associated with a leakage of heavy metals from incineration and land filling. To overcome from this burning environmental issue, we must use best environmental practices which include reuse, recycling etc. policy like ”buy back policy” plays an important role to reduce the generation of E-waste in various sectors. This paper provides the basic information about the electronic waste, its component, some sound environmental practices to overcome from this problem and potential of generation of E-waste in India.