INTRODUCTION

SCOPE & LIMITATION

To create a comprehensive e-waste management framework incorporating the informal sector and assess the scope for formalising of key activities in e-waste management.

Research Objectives

 To study the e-waste growth pattern.

 To assess entire chain of activities of e-waste management framework and identify the role of informal sector in such activities.

 To study phases and phenomena associated with recycling techniques.

 To validate the proposed methodology using the case study of e waste management of Ahmadabad.

• The study deals with the aggregate level e-waste management at aggregate level with information on LCA, recycling & disposal techniques based on secondary study.

• The study deals with the e waste route derivation using cost optimisation.

• The study does not deal with the solid waste issue related with the e waste.

• The study is city specific and does not deal with regional level e waste management due to lack of reliable data source.

• Transboundary issue related with e waste management is beyond the scope of the study.