E–waste

Altamarino, Abdias
Bulaon, Ismael III
Magnaye, John Mark
BETDMT-3A-NS
Electronic waste (e-waste)
• Various forms of electric and electronic equipment that have no
longer satisfy their original purpose

• Result of advancing technology that leaves behind old computers,

laptops, televisions and other electronic products

• Considered as the fastest growing waste stream in the developed

world
Types of e-waste
• Laptops
• Monitors
• Mobile phones
• Scanners
• Printers
• Televisions
• Keyboards
• Mouse
Effects on the environment
• When e-waste is warmed up, toxic chemicals are released into the
air damaging the atmosphere

• When e-waste is thrown away in landfills their toxic materials

seep into groundwater, affecting land and sea animals

• E-waste are non-biodegradable which cause soil pollution

Effects on human body
Element - Effects

• Lead – Damage to central and peripheral nervous systems

• Chromium – Asthmatic bronchitis and DNA damage
• Mercury – Chronic damage to brain and respiratory systems
Methods of disposal of e-waste
• Landfilling - This refers to the practice of essentially digging
a massive hole in the ground, filling it with waste and then
covering it back up with soil. While the pits are lined with clay
or plastic with a leachate basin to prevent toxic waste from
leeching into the surrounding environment, some substances such
as cadmium, lead, and mercury inevitably finds their way into the
soil and groundwater, causing contamination.
Methods of disposal of e-waste
• Acid bath - Soaking electronic circuits in powerful sulphuric,
hydrochloric, or nitric acid solutions separates metals from the
electronic pathways. The metals can then be recycled and used in
the manufacture of new products. However, the highly hazardous
acid waste needs to be very carefully disposed of to prevent it
from finding its way into local water sources – essentially
trading one waste disposal problem for another.
Methods of disposal of e-waste
• Incineration - A very crude e-waste disposal method that involves
burning the waste in an extremely high temperature incinerator.
This has the twin benefit of significantly reducing the waste
volume and generating energy that can be repurposed for other
applications. Unfortunately, the process of burning the
components which make up electronic waste also produces vast
quantities of toxic gasses – including cadmium and mercury –
which are released into the atmosphere.
Methods of disposal of e-waste
• Recycling - Many items of e-waste can be dismantled and their
component parts repurposed into new products. E-waste recycling
techniques can recover precious metals from circuit boards and be
melted down to make new devices or used for other products such
as jewellery.
References
https://tinyurl.com/22sdc7ybc

https://tinyurl.com/3tn273nt

https://tinyurl.com/mu7cx6h5
https://techreset.com/itad-guides/e-waste-disposal-techniques/

https://youtu.be/S2lmPIa1iWE