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e-Waste
Management
Responsibilities & Responses
28th November 2014
T Rathinam
TES-AMM India Private Limited
Let’s get to know…
…Key Issues
Root Causes…
…Best Practices
Recommendations…
---------agenda
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Pediatric Cancer doubles in the
last 5 years
– Times Of India
Hope and Courage – A program
for Cancer affected Children was
conducted on World
Environment Day
– The Hindu
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Every Year 50,000 children are
affected by Pediatric Cancer in
India
– CNN-IBN
Health cannot be assured
without clean water…. &
environment – Dr S Reddy, AIIMS
– Forbes India
BFRs in Mother’s Milk is
doubled in last 5 years
Not just humans but various
beings have similar issues
BFRs are found to be in Water,
Land, Sediments & Air
Major Source for BFRs: e-Waste!
Mental Growth
BFRs
Nervous – Central &
Lead
Peripheral
Hexavalent - Chromium
Kidneys
Mercury
Hearts
Phosphor
Fetal
Cadmium
Lungs
Plastics
& Other heavy metals Endocrine System
Young adults
Blood System
Hazards In e-Waste
2012
8.00 MT
133%
Every
Year
2006
1.50 MT
Formal Recycler:
- Out numbered by informal sector
- Technical Capability of formal...
Hazardous
Substance
gets into
Air
Land
Water
Hazardous
Substance
gets
controlled
by technology
& processes
Recycler: The Criteria?
• How long you’re in the recycling business?
• What is your processes?
– IT systems: Storage, Media etc.
– Telecom systems
– QMS, EMS, OHSAS, R2...
• What is your capability?
– Legally permitted capacity, Onsite/ Offsite,
Transportation, Recycling Technologies, Precious
Metal Recovery, etc.
• Who are your clients?
• Can we audit your infra?
Too many gadgets...
...too little disposal!
Are we resolving or
Creating the
e-Waste challenge?
Sharing Your Green-Vision
making it more greener...
recycle@tes-amm.net
+91-44-4500 0353
www.tes-amm.net
Thank You!