Electronic Waste…………………

Over a million old Pc’s that we have

used are to be disposed in our country

We buy and
responsibly use
it but is that
our only
responsibility

?
 Story is not over yet…………

What about the

spoiled phones or
the machines to be
dumped?
 What is electronic waste……
Monitors 10%

“Electronic waste or E- Televisions 10%

waste or waste electrical
and electronic equipment ( Computers, !5%
WEEE) is waste consisting phone, fax,
of any broken or printers etc…
unwanted electrical or DVD/VCR, CD 15%
electronic appliance. players, radios
etc.
It is a point of concern
Refrigerators 20%
that many components of
such equipment are
considered toxic in nature Washing 30%
and not bio degradable. machines, A/C,
coffee machines
etc..
http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/what_is_e_waste
 It is Harmful…………..

• It constitutes various amount of chemicals in it.

• Majority if the chemicals are toxic in nature.

• Proper care should be given in handling and

disposing of the waste.

• The amount of danger associated with the e-

waste is depended on the amount of hazardous
constituents in it.
 Its Effect………………….

Human’s
Effects nervous system, blood
system and kidney damage
Brain development of
children
Skin and respiratory disorders
Environment
Pollution of ground water
Acidification of soil
Air pollution

Asthmatic Bronchitis Accounts for 40% of lead

DNA Damage Accounts for 75 % of heavy

metals
Cancer

Immune system Damage

• In Industries management of e-waste should begin at the
point of generation. This can be done by waste minimization
techniques and by sustainable product design. Waste
minimization in industries involves adoption of certain
following steps:

• Inventory Management.
• Production- Process Modification.
• Volume reduction.
• Recovery and reuse.
•There are several methods of recycling these waste elements, like
dismantling, Have a sound e-waste trade value chain, sound and safe
treatment technology.
What
•Its nothas to be done then……………………….
enough, some thing more is needed.

•Responsibility of big corporate to come in and provide not only good and
safe equipments but also see that these waste equipments are disposed safely
or reused safely.

?
•Demand equipments from those who promise to take back the default and
dispose it safely under the regulation either provided by the government or
all firms coming together and setting up them.

•Support those who practice best methods to handle this and protest and
bring into the notice of the world of those who contaminate by not using
best practices.
 Solving the e-waste problem

• Identify the e-waste category.

• Identify the e-waste composition.
• Identify the hazardous content in it.
• Identify what exactly is harmful, whether the
equipment or the material in it.
• Prepare a safe disposal policy and follow it
and see that other also follow it.
Say yes to technology but, Keeping the above said points in mind
References

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23817223/EWaste-PPT

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste

www.greenpeace.org/international/ReSizes/Orig...