E-Waste Management (BEC755A)

E-Waste Management

Course Code BEC755A 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Introduction: Preamble, What is e-waste, E-waste Sources and generation, Growth of Electrical and

Electronics Industry in India, Global Context of e-waste Management, Indian Scenario on e-waste

Management,

E-WASTE: E-waste Definition, Classification of e-waste, Characterization of e-waste

Text 1: Chapter 1 & 2

Module-2

Regulatory Framework: Global e-waste Regulations, Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment (WEEE

Directive 82), International norms – Basel Convention, Evolution of e-waste regulations in India, E-waste

Management Rules 2016 (amendments to 2011 Rules), Regulatory Compliance Mechanisms, E-waste

Management Guidelines (Text 1: 3.1 to 3.7)

Module-3

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): E-waste – A post Consumer Waste, E-waste value Chain, E-waste

Collection Systems, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Collective Responsibility, Producer Responsible

Organization (PRO) (Text 2: 4.1 to 4.6)

Module-4

E-Waste Handling: Characterization & Classification, Packaging and Labelling, Transportation, Storage, Safety

in Handling – Precautionary Principles: Text 1- Chapter 5

Module-5

Restrictions on Use of Hazardous Substances (ROHS): Hazardous substances in e-waste, Global ROHS

compliances (ROHS Directive 84), ROHS compliance requirements in India: Text 1: Chapter 6

E-Waste Recycling: E-waste Recycling Operations, Dismantling & Segregation, Recycling & Recovery, Recycling

Technologies – Text 1: Chapter 7 ( 7.1 to 7.4)

Suggested Learning Resources:

Text Books

1. Lakshmi Raghupathy, Introduction to E-Waste Management, TERI Press, New Delhi

Reference Books:

1. Johri R., E-waste: implications, regulations, and management in India and current global best

practices, TERI Press, New Delhi