In the city like Bangalore, the managing and recycling of E-waste were been able to be assessed based on rapidly growing waste stream, valuable resources, hazardous substances and low recycling rate. Understanding that part the personal computer was defined as the tracer and accordingly a model was designed. The model focused on depicting the life cycle of the tracer from production to consumption-including reuse and refurbishment-to material recovery in the formal electronic recycling industry.

The process of data collection for the study included field survey and analysis of the available data and information. The analysis of data could highlight the strategy for the management of E-waste in the city. In this context, the study intends to reduce the environmental and health impacts from unscientific-waste management and for an understanding of E-waste collection, flow, recycling. All in all E-waste management in Bangalore has moved forward in many ways and can now serve as a model for other cities and state in the country.

Consumer oriented growth combined with rapid product obsolescence and technological advances are new environmental challenge – the growing threat of “Electronics Waste” or “E-waste” that consists of obsolete electronic devices. E-waste is a complex mixture of various elements, precious metals, base metals etc.

E-waste has been creating a problem of great concern not only for the government but also for the society in large due to their hazardous material contents. Currently, the main options for the treatment of electronic waste are involved in reuse, re manufacturing and recycling, as well as incineration and land filling.

The hierarchy of treatment of E-waste encourages reuse of whole equipment first, re manufacturing and up gradation, then recovery of materials by recycling techniques, and as a last resort, disposal by incineration and land filling. However, land filling of E-wastes can lead to the leaching of lead into the ground water. If the CRT is crushed and burned, it emits toxic fumes into the air. All electronic equipment contain printed circuit boards which are hazardous because of their content of lead, flame retardants typically 5-10% by weight and antimony oxide, which is also present as a flame-retardant.

Recycling of electronic waste takes care of both waste treatment and valuable material recovery and hence has both ecological and economic relevance. Precious metals recovered from E-waste have a wide application in the manufacture of electronic appliances, serving as contact materials due to their chemical stability and their good conduction properties. On a broader scale, analyzing the environmental and societal impacts of E-waste reveals a mixture of benefits and costs.

Proponents of E-waste recycling claim that greater employment, new access to raw materials and electronics, and improved infrastructure will result due to E-waste recycling activity.

This will further improve the region’s progress towards prosperity. This study focuses to document existing sources of E-waste streams along the life cycle including product assembly, pre and post usage, management, and disposal and identity to improved practices based on E-waste collection, flow, and recycling system in Bangalore city of India.

To conclude the study was conducted in the Bangalore city of India. Apart from survey and data collection in the city, outer reaches of it like Bangalore Rural District and Industrial area were also chosen for assessment of current practices followed in the E-waste management as it is an Information Technology hub of India.