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E-Waste Management in Unorganized and Organized Recycling Sectors:A State of Art | Original Article

Abhitesh Sachdeva*, Umesh Sharma, in Anusandhan | Technology & Management

ABSTRACT:

Over the past decade, electronic advancements have revolutionized the human lifestyle. These advancements result in huge amount of discarded or obsolete electronic items which need proper management and recycling. E-waste constitutes both hazardous and non-hazardous materials and therefore needs to be treated by an organized E-waste recycling sector having advanced machinery and adequate safety standards. Unfortunately, the present E-waste management agencies have not been able to eliminate the interference of unorganized E-waste recycling sector. Therefore, majority of E-waste is handled by unskilled poor labor who is completely unaware of the subsequent occupational hazardous. Unorganized E-waste recycling has also become a potential threat for the environment as it involves exposure to toxic chemicals and careless disposal methods. The present paper high lights various hazards of unorganized E-waste recycling and simultaneously give an insight about the organized E-waste recycling sector. Further, a three tier set of recommendations for government agencies, industrial sector as well as for the consumers has been proposed in this paper.