Literature Review On E-Waste Management

CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND RESEARCH DESIGN

Review of literature Let us consider some of the wastes that is present in this world. Some of them are agricultural waste, biodegradable waste, electronic waste, food waste, etc., All these wastes to some extent are not waste i.e., it can recycled and can be used further through recycling process. For example biodegradable waste can be further used for composting or a resource for heat, fuel and electricity by different means. The same way even e-wastes can be recycled and reused. A good example which comes before us is Dell, which banned export of nonworking electronics and e-waste to developing countries. They also encouraged the use of refurbished products. Thus e-waste management is a

An exploratory study was done by the authors which reveals the status of e-waste management system prevailing in India. Also discussed in the article is the comparison of the four e-waste management systems of China, India, Switzerland and South Africa. The comparison is on the existing system, legal restrictions on e-waste imports, dumping sites, etc. The authors conducted a comprehensive study of the existing e-waste management system in Bangalore. The study provides insights into the existing e-waste practices of the various stakeholders in the system. There existed halfhearted efforts of the government and some organizations managing only a small percentage of the total e-waste

• To know and understand about the legislation passed in e-waste management.

Sampling Sampling is done with the help of questionnaire and personal interview with the management of the company. The questions were constructed based on the study undergone in the organization and through various secondary sources. This is mainly done to quantify the results for further study and analysis. From the available population in the city, 100 samples are considered for the study. The type of sampling technique used in the study is simple random sampling. It is assumed that the sample represents the entire population.

Tools for data collection The date was collected with the help of following tools

1. Interview:

In depth interview with the executive director, president of the company, marketing manager and factory head was carried out. In this process questions were asked by me about the difficulty in implementation, about the laws pertaining to e-waste, about the technology, competition, employee safety, etc., during the interview, I also came to know about the composition of e-waste that is recycled and the marketing aspect of the business. During the process, I also came to know about the customers of the