தொழில்முனைவு & நிறுவன மேலாண்மை

E-Waste Management and Its Business Opportunities at Tamilnadu

Abstract

Selvaraj N*

The usage of electronic devices is increasing day by day.Developed and developing countries, both are equally responsible for generating E-waste. Technology has short span of life. It has no shelf life. Change in technology takes place quite often; therefore the older one becomes redundant and turns into waste when new version of technology is emerged. This leads to generation of EWaste on a massive scale. In the technical era, every day companies are finding new electronic items and accordingly satisfy consumer needs. Consumers also express their interest in buying the electronic goods immediately after the electronic goods are introduced in the market. To examine the various ways to solve E-Waste problems. To assess the impact of E-Waste management to the local communities. The determination of sample size is a very important issue, because samples that are too large may waste time, resources and money. Descriptive analysis is an important tool used to assess the socio economic implications of E-Waste management and its business opportunities in Tamilnadu. The opinion regarding Control, Dismantling and Reuse, Refurbishment and reuse and Segregation of ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal and plastic are not equal to average level. Based on mean score, the opinion regarding all these statements of Treatment and Disposal Options are above average level. Authorized E-waste recycler must upgrade their processes and make sure they adhere to best quality standards. They must be transparent and accountable for their functioning and have to upgrade their systems.