EWaste Management in India Current Status

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E-Waste Management in India (Current Status
Needs )
Seminar on E-Waste Policy in India, ASSOCHAM,
26th May, 2006, N.Delhi, India
Presented by Amit Jain Managing Director IRG
Systems South Asia Pvt. Ltd. (www.irgssa.com)
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Contents

• Historical Perspective
• Current Status
• - What has been done
• - In Pipeline
• In Pipeline
• Major Issues

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Historical Perspective Year 2003

• Toxics Link reports on e-waste generation and
  imports
• in India
• Outcome
• e-waste a new subject in India both for
  generators regulators
• No appreciation of problem due to lack of
  awareness
• No estimates of actual amount of e-waste in India
• No methodology for baseline estimates
• No intervention

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Status 2005-2006 (What has been done)
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What has been done

• National Level
• PILOT LEVEL DELHI STUDY- 2004
• NATIONAL LEVEL TASK FORCE (CPCB) - 2004
• E-WASTE MANUAL APRIL 2005
• TOR FOR CITY TEAM APRIL 2005
• STANDARDIZED/UNIFORM APPROACH METHODOLOGY-APRIL
  2005
• DATABASE FORMATS FOR ASSESSMENT APRIL 2005
• TOR FOR PROJECT COORDINATOR APRIL 2005
• NATIONAL LEVEL ASSESSMENT JULY 2005
• PRIORITIZATION OF CITIES JULY 2005
• EXISTING RECYCLING STATUS

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What has been done

• State Level
• EWA formed in Bangalore (Industry Association/
  Industry/ NGO)
• E-Parisara Recycling facility in Bangalore
• Facility in Chennai

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Pilot Study Delhi (2003-04)
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Pilot Study -Tracer Analysis
E-waste trade chain
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Tracer Analysis (contd.)- Dissembling of CRT and
extraction of components
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Tracer Analysis (contd.) - Re-gunning of CRT
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Whats Happening PWB (Printed Wiring Boards)
Step 0 Inspecting raw material PWB with varnish
or multilayer Step 1 remove varnish manually with
spate and water. Residues washed away! Step
2 PWBs submerged in sulphuric acid to remove Cu
layer (12hrs) Step 3 pouring acid to stainless
steel tub and boil of the water (firing with
PWBs!). Remove Cu-Sulphate crystals for
selling. Step 4 remaining acid solution is poured
into plastic drums and iron scrap (for instance
Fe wires) is added to fallout Cu. Step 5 the
solution is poured in drums for settling. Cu
sludge is recovered. Solution is thrown. Cu is
sold. Step 6 glass fiber residues are stocked
(further use unclear). Some cleaning / rinsing
processes take place here. water hose runs
constantly and dilutes effluents Step 7 behind
the factory wall are rice/ paddy and vegetable
fields. Effluents end up here
acid washing / burning
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Gold Extraction
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Pilot study -Scenario analysis
Source MAIT Survey Findings Assumption Two
trucks include imports domestic market
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E-Waste Trend/ Projections in Delhi
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Items selected for national level study

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Obsolescence Rate WEEE Generation

The total WEEE generation in India has been
estimated to be 146180 tonnes per year based on
selected EEE tracers items. This figure does not
include WEEE imports.
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WEE Generation Top Ten States
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WEE Projections

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Fundamentals of Approach Methodology Cradle
to Grave Model

• eee generation Import manufacturing of EEE
• eee sales
• eee consumption (stock)
• weee generation
• Re- use / down cycle
• Re- cycle
• secondary raw material / disposal

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Fundamentals of Approach Methodology Cradle
to Grave Model
Market Supply Method
Tracer Analysis
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Approach Methodology

• 1. Market Supply Method
• - Estimate the e-waste through secondary data
  
• - Obsolescence rate/ Average life time
  determination through market research
• Confirmation by Tracer Analysis
• (Material Flow Analysis)
• - Identify the ewaste streams
• - Identify the e- waste processes
• - Identify a tracer
• - Follow the tracer through the process in the
  e-waste stream
• - Identify the products, by products and waste
  products
• - Confirm the obsolescence rate/ Average life
  determined through market research

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Approach Methodology (Contd.)

• Analysis/ Estimation
• - Analysis/ Estimation of e-waste trade value
  chain
• - Analysis/ Estimation of material flows
• - Identify and assess the impacts
• - Establish e-waste trade economics

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Existing Dismantling/ Recycling Technologies for
TV/ PC in India
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Status 2005-2006 (In pipeline)
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In Pipeline

• National Level
• Regulatory Interventions (GTZ/ HAWA)
• ESM guidelines

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In Pipeline

• State Level
• Bangalore assessment Study GTZ/ HAWA
• Mumbai assessment study IRGSSA
• Pune assessment study IRGSSA
• Awareness workshop in West Bengal organized by
  WBPCB in association with Bengal Chambers of
  Commerce Industries

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Guidelines - Scope of Work

• Choice of environmentally sound
  technologies/processes for e-waste recycling
  including control of emission/discharges and
  disposal of E-waste recycling wastes.
• Environmentally sound recycling of Printed
  Circuit Boards (PCB) including control of
  emissions/discharges and disposal of E-waste
  recycling wastes.
• Identification of the E-waste, which can be
  recycled by the SSI Sector and large sector
  organization.

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Major issues?
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Issues?

• Do we need new rules on e-waste?
• Does the existing regulatory regime provides
  enough space to accommodate e-waste?
• How to design collection, transportation and
  recycling system in India?
• How informal recycling sector should be involved
  in any collection, transportation and recycling
  system?
• Applicability of EPR in Indian conditions?

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