Efficient E-Wastage Management in Information Technology for Sustainable Growth

The exponential growth of manufacturing industry is mainly driven by electronic industry which in turn produces e wastage as a by-product. The term "waste" is defined for materials, objects which is dumped by the customer rather than recycled, which includes residue from reuse and recycling operations. Electronic waste [1], or e-waste, is a term coined for electronic products that have turned as unnecessary, non-working, unusable or have become obsolete, and have effectively reached the end of their functional life. As the technology is growing at high speed, much of electronic devices become e-waste after a very short period from the day when the product is manufactured. In fact, the collection of old electronic substances is the largest contributor to the e-waste. E-waste consists of computers, laptops and mobile phones with obsolete hardware and software, monitors, printers, TVs, CD players etc. The management of e-waste is essential and need of the hour as electronic devices often contain dangerous substances which can be life threatening and environmental unfriendly. Solving the e–waste management problem begins with schooling and the habit changes as a result of gaining the knowledge. In this paper an attempt is made to address the problem by an efficient work flow model.