Electronic waste – or e-waste – is growing rapidly given the faster rate of obsolesce of electronic equipment. Following are the steps followed to recycle e-waste in India.
Manual Dismantling: The accrued electronic and electric waste in India is dismantled and sorted manually to fractions printed wiring boards (PWB), cathode ray tubes (CRT), cables, plastics, metals, condensers and other, nowadays invaluable materials like batteries, LCDs or wood. The valuable fractions are treated in refining and conditioning processes
Refining and Conditioning: The different e-waste fractions are processed to directly reusable components and to secondary raw materials in a variety of refining and conditioning processes.
Final Disposal: Solid waste is deposited in a municipal landfill. Systematic gas and water collecting systems are not installed; hence significant emissions to water and air are caused. The site is crowded with informal waste pickers. The people collect valuable materials for recycling.
Source: http://india.ewasteguide.info
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