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Research Article

E-Waste: Problems & Management

Author(s) : Aditya Sharma * and Abhijit Chaturvedi

Published In : International Journal of Business and Management Research (IJBMR)        Volume 4, issue 1

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 30 March 2016

e-ISSN :2347-4696

Page(s) : 31-35

DOI: doi.org/10.37391/IJBMR.040105

Abstract

In this paper the environmental problems related with the discarded electronic appliances, known as e-waste, are reviewed.E-waste contains toxic substances such as Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) which leak into ground water when these electronic goods are dumped on the ground. On the other hand burning of these substances emits toxic fumes. Thus causing pollution at all three levels – air, water and land pollution. Moreover, the current and the future production of e-waste, the potential environmental problems associated with their disposal and management practices are discussed whereas the existing e-waste management schemes in India This research paper mainly deals with implications of e-waste & its prevention and control. The researchers try to throw light on various legislations in India and bring into picture indistinguishable convention regarding it. With it, they also put forth some suggestions to reduce the effect of e-waste.

Keywords: e-waste management, environmental pollution, recycling




Aditya Sharma *, Research scholar, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam; Email: adityasharma0006@gmail.com

Abhijit Chaturvedi, Research scholar, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam,; Email: abhijit1997.5@gmail.com

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Aditya Sharma and Abhijit Chaturvedi (2016), E-Waste: Problems & Management. IJBMR 4(1), 31-35. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.040105.