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 The first comprehensive study to estimate the annual generation of e-waste
in India and answer the questions above is being undertaken up by the
National WEEE Taskforce. So far the preliminary estimates suggest that
total WEEE generation in India is approximately 1,46,000 tonnes per year.
The top states in order of highest contribution to WEEE include Maharastra,
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka,
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. Thecity wise ranking of largest WEEE
generators is Mumbai, Delhi,Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkatta, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad,
Pune, Surat andNagpur.
An estimated 30,000 computers become obsolete every year from the ITindustry
in Bangalore alone. The reason - an extremely high obsolescence rate of
30% per year.
Almost 50% of the PC's sold in India are products from the secondarymarket
and are re-assembled on old components. The remaining market share is
covered by multinational manufacturers (30%) and Indian brands (22%) [Source:
annual report 2003, MAIT]
Three categories of WEEE account for almost 90% of the generation:
Large Household appliances:42.1%
Information and Communications Technology equipment:33.9%
Consumer Electronics:13.7%
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