E-waste generally consist of electronic devices and household appliances which have either outlived their life or are no longer of any use. In the past two to three decades, the global market of industrial and electronic equipment has shown exponential growth. Asia has become the engine of world e-waste generation. The e-waste product cycle is not monitored at present leading to scattered non-structured management which poses a threat to economic development. Therefore, it is imperative that an approach for tracking e-waste from manufacturer/producers to the consumers is developed. The concept of tracking e-waste will not only help in keeping a check on the disposal of e-waste but will also help formulating sustainable linkages among the stakeholders and result in safe disposal of e-waste. The tracking of e-waste from the time of purchase until it is taken for recycling would give a clear perspective of supply chain strategies for managing e-waste. The tracking method would allow electronic manufacturers to follow the physical and economical fate of a particular product through appropriate monitoring mechanism. The approach behind this research is to develop a tracking system for waste electrical and electronic equipments (WEEE or e-waste), so that throughout their life cycle, e-waste can be tracked, monitored and recycled/ disposed effectively to mitigate the adverse impacts on the health and environment globally.
Hazardous wastes are man made activities, and adversely impacts human life and environment. The adverse impacts caused due to the indiscriminate disposal of hazardous wates (HWs). A number of potentially hazardous chemicals are now produced as finished products or by products.More than six million known chemicals, used in different Indian industries. Management of hazardous wastes has become a major concern in India as haphazard dumping of hazardous wastes results in severe environmental impairment. The adverse effect of hazardous as well as the significance potential risks posed by them to the life and its supporting system are increasingly recognized. Rapid growth of industries in India has resulted in generation of increasing volume of hazardous wates. However only, a few secured landfill sites are available in the country for disposal
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