• Shahrukh Sheikh
• Dr. Arif khan

The problem of E-waste has forced Environmental agencies of many countries to innovate, develop and adopt environmentally sound options and strategies for E-waste management, with a view to mitigate and control the ever growing threat of E-waste to the environment and human health. E-waste management is given the top priority in many developed countries, but in rapid developing countries like India, it is difficult to completely adopt or replicate the E-waste management system in developed countries due to many country specific issues viz. socio-economic conditions, lack of infrastructure, absence of appropriate legislations for E-waste, approach and commitments of the concerned etc. E-waste is the popular name for discarded electrical and electronic equipment with all of their peripherals at the end of their life. E-waste comprises of wastes generated from used electronic devices and household appliances which are not fit for their original intended use and are destined for recovery, recycling or disposal. Such wastes encompasses wide range of electrical and electronic devices such as computers, hand held cellular phones, personal stereos, including large household appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners etc. The major portion of the e-waste generated domestically as well as illegally imported are recycled in crude manner leading to pollution of the environment. Lack of legislation in our country at present is aiding this hazardous form of recycling. Therefore there is urgent need to frame and implement rules for regulating this waste and to find environmentally sound, economically viable methods for recycling and disposing of this necessary evil. In this study it is mainly discussed the means of generation of E-waste and various method to utilise it in civil construction works to reduce the hazardous environmental conditions arising due to it. The methods include utilisation of E-waste as fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, fibres, pavement construction etc. The range for effective usage of E-waste in concrete is being studied and discussed

Electronic waste, generation, recycling, OEMs

" E-WASTE GENERATION AND ITS UTILISATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.92-96, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903014.pdf

" E-WASTE GENERATION AND ITS UTILISATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp92-96, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903014.pdf