Managing e-waste

E-waste: Implications, regulations, and management in India and current global best practices Editor: Rakesh Johri Publisher: TERI Press, 2008 E-waste is among the fastest growing waste streams across the world today, fuelled by exponential growth in the use of electronic equipment, especially PCs and their rapid rate of obsolescence. The disposal of e-waste is a major problem because of the presence of toxic elements such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. The backyard recycling operations are mostly rudimentary in nature, causing extensive damage to both the environment and the human health. This publication by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is designed to fulfill the much-awaited need for a handy, scientific, and easy-to-understand comprehensive handbook for professionals, hardware developers, PC manufacturing companies, IT companies, ministries, corporate houses, policy-makers, researchers, small-scale enterprises, engineering colleges, schools, NGOs, banks, and recyclers. Besides the sheer breadth of the topics covered, this also serves as an authentic reference book with ample case studies and data for India and global best practices on e-waste management covered in this book. There is also a need to create awareness among stakeholders, including workers involved in e-waste recycling units. The book addresses these issues and also covers international best practices and regulations on e-waste. Source: TERI Bookstore

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