Development of Indian Electronic Waste Management Policy
Electronic waste or e-waste is an informal name for discarded electrical and electronic equipment at their end-of-life. The metallic fraction in e-waste is over 60%, while pollutants comprise a meager 2.70%. Considering the high toxicity of these pollutants especially when burned or recycled in uncontrolled environments, the Basel Convention has identified e-waste as hazardous, and developed a framework for control on transboundary movement of such waste. The management of the e-waste has thus become a global challenge in today’s world. Several nations across the globe have implemented or are about to implement specific e-waste regulations based primarily on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility. India has also taken initiatives on the e-waste management keeping pace with the international scenario. In this article, the steps in developing regulatory framework for e-waste management in India has been discussed with an overview of the basics of the e-waste and highlights of international regulations on e-waste management. In this attempt, the legislative procedure of China as one of the role models of developing nations in Asia is elucidated based on which a few recommendations is proposed so as to improve the draft Indian WEEE policy.
e-waste EU WEEE Directive EPR Basel Convention Indian WEEE Policy
Amitava BANDYOPADHYAY
Department of Chemical Engineering,University of Calcutta,92,A P C. Road,Kolkata 700 009,India
国际会议
2009 International Symposium on Environmental Science and Technology(2009环境科学与技术国际会议)
上海
英文
2151-2158
2009-06-02（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）