LPU E-WASTE

MANAGEMENT
COURSE CODE : CHE110
1. TAKUNDA MAHWATA
2. AUSTIN KUDOMA
3. EMMANUEL S.K FLOMO
What is e-waste and e-waste management?

 Electronic Waste or E-Waste describes rejected electrical or electronic

devices. All items of electrical and electronic equipment and its parts
that have been discarded by the user as waste without the purpose
of re-use or re-cycle is called Electronic Waste.

 E-waste management now comes as the process to collect e-waste, recover

and recycle material by safe methods, dispose of e-waste by suitable
techniques to reduce its adverse impacts on environment.
SOURCES OF E-WASTE AT LPU
 Any appliance that runs on 
electricity has the potential to cause damage to the environment if it
is not disposed properly. Common things of electrical and electronic
waste are:
• Large household appliances like refrigerators/freezers, washing machines,
dishwashers, televisions.
• Small household appliances which include toasters, coffee makers, irons,
hairdryers.
• Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications equipment namely
personal computers, telephones, mobile phones, laptops, printers, scanners,
photocopiers etc.
• Lighting equipment such as fluorescent lamps.
• Electronic or Electrical tools i.e. handheld drills, saws, screwdrivers etc.
• Toys, leisure and sports equipment.
• Monitoring and control instruments.
• Automatic dispensers.
IMPACTS OF E-WASTE

ON HUMANS
 Reproductive issues
• Developmental problems
• Damage to the immune system
• Interference with regulatory hormones
• Damage to the nervous system
• Kidney damage
• Hampers brain development in children
• May lead to lung cancer
• Chronic beryllium disease
• Skin ailments
• Cadmium accumulations on liver and kidney
• Asthmatic bronchitis
• DNA damage
• Muscle weakness
• Endocrine system disruption
• In addition, “researchers have now linked e-waste to adverse effects on human health,
such as inflammation and oxidative stress – precursors to cardiovascular disease,
DNA damage and possibly cancer” and “due to the crude recycling process, many
pollutants, such as persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals, are released from
e-waste, which can easily accumulate in the human body through the inhalation of
contaminated air.”
ON ENVIRONMENT

1. Pollution of Soil
 Pollution of the landfill soil is where the dangers E-waste begin. Electronics contain
elements that are harmful to soil. Electronics are not biodegradable and will cause long
lasting damage to the landfill indefinitely. When these electronics are in the landfill, this
raises the levels of lead, mercury, zinc and other harmful elements drastically. E-waste can
permanently change the biological properties of the soil of the landfill. This in turn can
damage the surrounding community including animals and people.
2. Water Runoff
 Once electronics are in the landfill, the inevitable is going to happen—it will rain. When it
does, all of those chemicals in the electronics will run off with the water. In many parts of
the world this runoff will end up reaching major bodies of water—such as a community’s
water supply. Not only will this affect the surrounding community, this affects the
ecosystem of the body of water which causes even more adverse effects.
3. Ecosystems
 When soil and water are contaminated by the toxins released by E-waste it not only affects the
landfill but the surrounding area as well. When the water sources and soil are changed, this has
an effect on the plants and animals living in that area. A lot of the plants that animals, such as
deer and other herbivores eat are now tainted. This means the animals must migrate to find new
food, causing a chain reaction through the food chain. The same effect happens in water as well.
When lead and mercury get into a water supply, this not only affects the animals on land using
that water source for survival but drastically affects the marine life as well. 
4. Air Pollution
 Many landfills and waste management companies use incinerators to dispose of their waste.
Because of all of the chemical compounds in an electronic item, incineration releases
hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. These hydrocarbons worsen our quality of air and also
cause a greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect has been proven to warm the surface of the earth.
By removing your electronics improperly you could be contributing to these negative effects.
SOLUTIONS TO E-WASTE AT LPU

1. Help students make their electronics last longer.

2. Raise awareness about what to do and what not to do.
3. Flyers and posters on e-waste effects.
4. Campaigns on e-waste.
DISPOSAL METHODS OF E-WASTE

 RECYCLING - recycling materials such as metals by melting them and

solidifying them into other usable shapes and forms.
 LANDFILLING – refers to the practice of essential gigging massive hole in the
ground and fill with waste and then covering it back up with soil
DONATING

 DONATING – the used electronics should be donated to the less privileged

people for reused
REFERENCES

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 2022 Google Wikipedia, Green Peace, Dr D Johnson
 2005 Headman B :Environmental Science and Technology