E-WASTE

THE IMAGE IN BACKGROUND IS THE GOLD MEDAL GIVEN IN WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN VANCOUVER ,CONTAINING GOLD OBTAINED FROM EWASTE 1

START UP
Aim: to target the growing e waste industry in India . Every month 5-10 million cell phones, 10 million computers, 80 million television sets and 10 million DVD players are sold. All of these products have a certain lifespan. This gives an idea of the quantum of e-waste and the rate at which its growing.
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FACTS AND FIGURES

It is estimated that the e waste produced in INDIA is going to rise by a whooping 500 % in the next decade. Total e-waste in India by 2011 is expected to be around 4.5 lac tons. Currently only three authorized recyclers present in the country Computers have very high material value and if recycled properly, 95-98% of the materials can be recovered and put back in the process of material flow.
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 The amount of energy required to extract one gram of copper from electronic waste is 77% less than the amount of energy required to extract one gram of copper from a virgin mine. Even a tube light gives around Rs 20 to Rs 25 recyclable worth Only 15-20% of e-waste is recycled. The rest go directly into landfills and incinerators. If we only look at the PC sector, it is gold worth in the hundreds of millions that we are wasting here.

 Electronic waste accounts for 70 percent of the overall toxic waste currently found in landfills Early product obsolescence, resulting from continuous innovation, has been resulting in electronic waste turning into the fastest growing waste stream The gold medals at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver contain 1.52 percent gold recovered from e-waste.

SOLUTION
SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS: Better training to informal sector workers. Better infrastructure for the informal sector workers LONG TERM SOLUTIONS: More coordination Higher involvement of organized sector.
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others 10% tv picture tubes 33% computer moniter 15% small lead batteries 6% vehicle batteries 36%

CHART SHOWING LEAD PERCENTAGES 7 OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF WASTE

INVESTMENT
The initial investment is around 25-30 crore, but the returns are very profitable. Investment cost would include machinery cost, land purchase electricity and transportation charges for e-waste collection.

SOURCE FOR STARTUP FUNDING

The initial sponsorship and fundings are expected to come from 1) Electronics manufacturing companies such as Nokia , HCL ,Sony Videocon Etc. 2)Bank Loans 3)Venture Capitalists 4)Angel Investors
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SOURCE FOR STARTUP FUNDING

Q)The big question is why will the electronics manufacturing companies fund us??? A)Solution to this problem lies in the fact that in rapidly developing countries such as India reusability is more stressed upon . Our message to the people will be Recycle the old product and buy a new one.This in turn ,will boosts the sales of electronic companies.
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GROWTH POTENTIAL
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 YEAR 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR 10
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E WASTE(lac tons) BUSINESS VALUATION(crore)

EXPECTED GROWTH IN A DECADE

GROWTH POTENTIAL
As it is already known that e waste production is going to increase by around 500 percent the growth potential is immense From January 2012, a new rule is going to be implemented which is similar to the extended producer responsibility in Europe. Now, this new rule will direct more and more of e-waste by the companies and established organisations to the organised sector.
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CONCLUSION
Thousands of men, women, and children are employed in highly polluting, primitive recycling technologies, extracting the metals, toners, and plastics from computers and other electronic waste.. This shows that there is no dearth of manpower and labour is cheap. All in all, e waste recycling can turn out to be a very profitable business which is also eco-friendly and a good step towards healthy and green India.
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THANK YOU
PRESENTED BY 1)SUMEET PANDEY 2)SOMYA GUPTA

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