Abstract
The IT industry is grappling with the problem of e-waste, which seems to be
growing with the industry' s prosperity. IT companies equipment such as
desktops, printers, copiers, CDs, floppy drives, and other hardware equipment
have an impact on the environment. Also, with the advancement in technology,
there has been an increase in adoption and decrease in lifetime of IT
products. Such factors result in the growth of ICT e-waste.
The e-waste management market comprises revenues generated from recycling
e-waste. The various products obtained from recycling such as metals,
plastics, glass are the main purveyors of the market' s revenues. ICT e -
waste, especially computers, contains precious metals such as gold, copper,
etc. Extracting these metals and selling them has become a lucrative business,
considering the soaring prices of gold and silver. Also, the process involved
in extraction is cost effective.
The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size of the Global E-Waste
Market over the period 2008-2012. Further, it discusses the key market drivers
and market trends of the Global E-Waste Market, and profiles some of the key
vendors of this market.
Infiniti Research specializes in deep dive custom research for leading Fortune
500 companies. The company conducts more than 200 market intelligence projects
every year. TechNavio is the company' s market intelligence platform. TechNavio
Insights is a series of 400+ reports based on this market intelligence
platform.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Recycling Process of E-waste
- 1.2 Sources of E-waste:
- 1.3 Composition of e-waste
- 2. Market Size and Forecast
- 2.1 E-waste Market
- 2.2 E-waste Management Market
- 2.3 ICT (e-waste) Market
- 3. Market Trends
- 4. Drivers
- 5. Vendors
- 5.1 Electronic Recyclers International
- 5.2 Sims Recycling solutions
- 5.3 Cimelia
- 5.4 LifeSpan Recycling Technologies
- 5.5 Centillion Environment and Recycling Ltd.
- Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1.1: Source of e-waste (2008)
- Exhibit 1.2: Composition of e-waste (2008)
- Exhibit 2.1: Global e-waste forecast 2008-2012 (in million tonnes)
- Exhibit 2.2: Global e-waste Market forecast 2008-2012 (in US$ billions)
- Exhibit 2.3: Global ICT e-waste forecast 2008-2012 (in million tonnes)
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