# E-Waste Nodal Centre Website Content Master

This file is the editable content reference for the public website.

## Confirmed institutional details

- **Official name:** E-Waste Nodal Centre
- **Host unit:** Centre for Energy Studies
- **Institution:** National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
- **Status:** Established
- **Project:** SAP22-NITHami-109
- **Official email:** ewaste@nith.ac.in
- **Address:** National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh – 177005, India
- **Telephone:** To be updated
- **Accepted products:** All categories of electrical and electronic equipment
- **Submission coverage:** Online registration from all locations; collection is confirmed after review

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# 1. Home Page

## Hero

**Small heading:** Centre for Energy Studies · NIT Hamirpur

**Main heading:** Building a Responsible and Circular Future for Electronic Waste

**Description:**

The E-Waste Nodal Centre is an established research, technology and implementation initiative connecting citizens, institutions, industries, researchers, government agencies, MSMEs, NGOs, Self-Help Groups and authorized recyclers.

Through research, training, technology development, public participation and stakeholder coordination, the Centre promotes responsible collection, repair, reuse, refurbishment, recycling and material recovery.

**Buttons:** Submit E-Waste · Explore the Centre · See How It Works

## About summary

The E-Waste Nodal Centre is established at the Centre for Energy Studies, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, under Project SAP22-NITHami-109. It brings together academic expertise, institutional participation, industry collaboration, community engagement and digital technologies to address electronic waste across its complete lifecycle.

## Why the Centre is needed

The website presents six major challenges: fragmented collection, unsafe handling, limited reliable data, low repair and reuse, loss of valuable resources, and weak stakeholder coordination.

**Centre response:** A coordinated institutional framework connecting collection, transport, sorting, repair, refurbishment, recycling, research, policy and public participation.

## Five-stage process

1. Collection — SHGs, NGOs and institutions
2. Transport and aggregation — registered MSMEs
3. Sorting and pre-processing — MSMEs and technical hubs
4. Recycling and extraction — authorized industry
5. Recovered materials — manufacturing and EPR systems

## Areas of work

- E-waste quantification
- Research and technology development
- Stakeholder coordination
- Training and certification
- Policy and EPR support
- Repair, reuse and refurbishment
- Material-recovery research
- Awareness and outreach

## Public call to action

The Centre accepts registration of all electrical and electronic products. Online submission is available from all locations. Doorstep pickup is confirmed only after review of location, quantity, product category, safety requirements and partner availability.

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# 2. About Page

## Introduction

The E-Waste Nodal Centre is established at the Centre for Energy Studies, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, under Project SAP22-NITHami-109. It supports research, innovation, capacity building and practical implementation across the electronic-product lifecycle.

Electronic waste includes reusable products, repairable components, valuable secondary resources and hazardous substances. Responsible management requires coordinated participation from citizens, institutions, researchers, collection partners, transporters, repair and refurbishment enterprises, authorized recyclers, producers and government agencies.

## Vision

To establish a technology-enabled, inclusive and circular e-waste ecosystem that aligns environmental responsibility with economic opportunity while maximizing resource recovery, extending product life and minimizing environmental harm.

## Mission

To integrate community collection systems, institutions, MSMEs, authorized recyclers, producers, government agencies and researchers through a common platform supported by research, traceability, training and circular innovation.

## Core objectives

- Quantification and assessment
- Research and innovation
- Policy development
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Technology demonstration
- Skill development
- Awareness and participation

## Ten operational pillars

1. Research and Technology Innovation
2. Economics and Market Studies
3. Technology Validation
4. Digital Governance and Traceability
5. Capacity Building
6. Industry and Ecosystem Coordination
7. Safety and Environmental Management
8. Policy and Standards
9. Innovation and Incubation
10. National and International Collaboration

## Facilities

- Collection and storage centre
- Segregation and dismantling laboratory
- Critical-mineral demonstration laboratory
- Repair and refurbishment facility
- Training and skill-development facility
- Innovation and prototyping laboratory

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# 3. How It Works Page

The page explains the complete process from registration to circular reintegration.

## Citizen journey

1. Fill the form
2. Receive a submission ID
3. Receive pickup or drop-off instructions
4. Product inspection
5. Reuse, repair, refurbishment or recycling
6. Completion record and impact information

## Safety notice

Users must not dismantle, puncture, burn or crush electronic equipment. Damaged lithium batteries, burnt equipment, broken CRT products, exposed live parts and chemically contaminated products require specialized handling.

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# 4. Research Page

## Research approach

The Centre connects laboratory research with institutional data, field implementation, stakeholder requirements, digital tools, policy questions and technology demonstrations.

## Research themes

- E-waste quantification
- Material-flow analysis
- Product life and obsolescence
- Battery recycling
- PCB and critical-material recovery
- Repair and refurbishment
- Digital traceability
- Artificial intelligence and automation
- Circular business models
- Policy, EPR, environmental and health assessment

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# 5. Models Landing Page

The website includes two functional pilot models:

1. E-Waste Estimation and Prediction
2. 3R Circular-Pathway Model

Every model page includes overview, intended users, inputs, outputs, methodology, validation, evidence base and a functional interface.

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# 6. E-Waste Estimation and Prediction Model

## Model identity

- **Version:** EWNC-EST-PILOT-1.0
- **Status:** Functional pilot under validation
- **Public mode:** Screening estimator

## Purpose

The model estimates annual e-waste from household and institutional activity data, shows product and sector contributions, and provides future scenarios.

## Intended users

- Government and local authorities
- Educational institutions
- Researchers and students
- Industry and EPR stakeholders

## Required data

- Population
- Households
- Schools
- Colleges and universities
- Hospitals and clinics
- Government offices
- Commercial establishments
- Forecast period
- Growth scenario
- Storage rate
- Formal collection capture rate
- Uncertainty margin

## Public screening calculation

Estimated stock is calculated from activity drivers and ownership coefficients.

`S(i) = Σ [activity driver(s) × ownership coefficient(i,s)]`

Annual e-waste is approximated from stock, unit weight and service life.

`E(i) = S(i) × average weight(i) ÷ average service life(i)`

Available e-waste and formal collection potential are calculated as:

`Available = Generated × (1 − storage rate)`

`Formal potential = Available × collection capture rate`

## Research-grade method

Where historical product inflow or procurement cohorts are available, a dynamic stock-and-flow model should use Weibull lifespan distributions.

`Rᵢ(a) = exp[-(a / ηᵢ)^βᵢ]`

`pᵢ(a) = Rᵢ(a−1) − Rᵢ(a)`

`Eᵢ,t = wᵢ × Σ Iᵢ,t−a × pᵢ(a)`

## Outputs

- Gross annual e-waste
- Available e-waste after storage
- Formal collection potential
- Product-group breakdown
- Sector contribution
- 5, 10 or 20-year forecast
- Lower and upper planning range
- Indicative monthly formal collection
- Downloadable CSV

## Validation plan

- Backcast against institutional disposal records
- Compare estimates with collection and recycler records
- Measure absolute and percentage error
- Conduct sensitivity and Monte Carlo analysis
- Review coefficients with sector experts
- Version all parameter changes

## Important limitation

The public model is a planning-level screening estimator and not an official inventory until local coefficients and validation evidence are added.

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# 7. 3R Circular-Pathway Model

## Model identity

- **Version:** EWNC-3R-PILOT-1.1
- **Status:** Functional pilot under validation
- **Model type:** Transparent weighted decision model

## Operational 3R pathways

1. Reuse / Life Extension
2. Repair / Refurbishment
3. Authorized Recycling

## Inputs

- Product category
- Approximate age
- Working condition
- Damage level
- Repairability
- Parts availability
- Estimated repair cost
- Replacement value
- User preference
- Safety flags

Operational submissions also collect an image for expert verification. The pilot does not claim automatic image diagnosis.

## Decision hierarchy

### Safety gate

Battery swelling, burning, fire, leakage, live-wire and chemical hazards strongly route to controlled handling and authorized recycling.

### Reuse / Life Extension

Functional condition, low damage, younger age and a preference for continued use or donation increase the reuse score.

### Repair / Refurbishment

Intermittent operation, minor or moderate damage, feasible repair, available parts, suitable age and favourable repair economics increase the repair score.

### Authorized Recycling

Non-functionality, severe damage, difficult repair, unavailable parts, high repair cost, end-of-life age and safety concerns increase the recycling score.

## Repair economics

- Repair cost ≤ 40% of replacement value: strong repair signal
- 40–60%: mixed signal requiring review
- Above 60%: stronger recycling signal

These are editable pilot thresholds and require category-specific validation.

## Outputs

- Recommended pathway
- Three pathway scores
- Score-share confidence indicator
- Human-readable reasons
- Recommended next step
- Safety-gate status
- Manual-review flag
- Expected-life benchmark
- Repair-cost ratio

## Human oversight

The operational platform stores both the model recommendation and the final Hub decision. Physical inspection, diagnosis, safety review or partner feedback can change the route.

## Validation plan

- Collect Hub-reviewed cases
- Record expert decisions and physical outcomes
- Measure agreement, precision and recall
- Prioritize unsafe false reuse or repair recommendations
- Review service-life and cost thresholds
- Version all changes

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# 8. Publications Page

The page contains two clearly separated areas:

- Centre publications and approved knowledge outputs
- Foundational evidence used in model development

The evidence library currently includes lifespan-distribution, e-waste-estimation, forecasting and dynamic material-flow papers. These references are not presented as Centre publications.

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# 9. Events and Activities Page

The page covers:

- Collaboration with agencies and industries
- Certification courses
- Training programmes
- Technical software and model development
- Events and awareness programmes
- E-waste policy development

Placeholder event cards are marked TBA and must be replaced with approved dates, banners, speakers and registration information.

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# 10. Resources Page

Resource categories:

- Rules and regulations
- Guidelines and SOPs
- Awareness materials
- Training materials
- Forms and templates
- Model documentation
- Reports
- Frequently asked questions

Included downloadable files:

- MODEL_CARD.md
- DATA_DICTIONARY.md
- WEBSITE_CONTENT.md

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# 11. Team Page

## Principal Investigator

**Dr. Mamta Awasthi** — Centre for Energy Studies

Areas of interest: Environment, Bioremediation, Biofuels, Bioenergy, Environmental Microbiology and Phycology.

## Faculty members

- Prof. Ravi Kumar — Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Amit Arora — Chemical Engineering
- Dr. Mohd. Adil — Management Studies
- Dr. Vikram Verma — Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Sachin Kumar — Management Studies
- Dr. Kalyan Sundar Ghosh — Chemistry
- Dr. T. P. Sharma — Computer Science and Engineering
- Dr. Surender Kumar Soni — Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Dr. Jiwanjot Singh — Electrical Engineering
- Dr. Neetu Kapoor — Architecture

## Project personnel

- Er. Prateek — Project Associate
- Mr. Amit Kumar — Research Scholar
- Mr. Narendar Kumar — Research Scholar

The qualification, specialization and official email of the Project Associate and research topics of the scholars remain to be confirmed.

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# 12. Submit E-Waste Page

The platform accepts all categories of electrical and electronic equipment.

## Submission sequence

1. Create account
2. Add product image and information
3. Report condition and safety
4. Add collection address
5. Generate a preliminary 3R result
6. Track Hub review, collection and processing

## Collection notice

Online submission is available for all locations. Submission does not automatically confirm pickup. Collection instructions are provided after review.

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# 13. Contact Page

**E-Waste Nodal Centre**  
Centre for Energy Studies  
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur  
Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh – 177005  
India

**Email:** ewaste@nith.ac.in  
**Telephone:** To be updated

Enquiry categories include e-waste submission, institutional collection, research, training, events, industry, CSR, technology development, internships and general enquiries.

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# 14. Details Still Requiring Confirmation

1. Dedicated telephone number
2. Exact physical drop-off location
3. Office hours
4. Project Associate’s full official profile
5. Research topics of the two scholars
6. Approved team photographs and profile links
7. Approved partner names and logos
8. Approved event dates and registrations
9. Approved Centre publications
10. Whether specific DPR targets and financial values should be public