Post on 12-Jan-2016
E- WASTE MANAGEMENT
BY SUSHILKUMAR0991028
What is e-waste management?
• E-waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials.
• It relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics.
• Waste include solid, liquid, gaseous or radioactive substances.
Objectives
• Reduce the risks to the population and the pollution of the environment.
• Focus on knowledge transfer to and skills upgrade through seminars.
• Target mainly the existing informal recycles allowing for their maximum but safe participation in future e-waste management.
Producers of E-Waste
• The major producers of e- waste are the developed countries such as US, UK, Russia, Germany, etc.
• The electronics which are they collect in bunch and sell it to the poor nations as second hand goods.
• The African nations such as Ghana, Nigeria are the countries which take these e-g00ds.
Impact of e-waste• The volume of e-waste increases with 3-5%
per year, which is almost three times faster than the regular municipal waste.
• 20-50 million tons of e-wastes are yearly generated world wide.
• Causes pollution in the environment.• Humans get affected when in contact with
e- waste.• Degrades the soil, where it is dumped.• Hazardous to human lives.
Causes
• Collected by recyclers abroad.• Sold to waste traders.• Passed through customs as second hand, mixed
metal scrap for charity / donations etc.• Ends up at recycling units (informal sector).• Lack of data and information on e-waste
generation and imports and exports.• Lack of policies and legislative framework to• address e-waste issues.
Methods
• LANDFILL.• INCINERATION.• RECYCLING METHODS.• ENERGY RECOVERY.• AVOIDANCE & REDUCTION METHODS.
Steps taken by various Nations
• Australia, Canada- follow Curbside Collection
methods.• Europe- follow Envac method.• Taiwan- government charges for the volume of
rubbish they produced.• Israel- follow Arrow Bio System.
E-Waste Management in India
• Physical characteristics.Unsorted waste – Mixed waste of
bio degradable and nonbiodegradable.
Presence of hazardous waste.
Lack of awareness. Land Availability.
Stats
• A total of 3,30,000 MT of e-waste is generated annually in India.
• An additional 50,000 MT is illegally imported into the country.
• At present, India has 15 million computers and is expected to rise to 10 million in 2010.
• In these, about 3 million old are ready computers for disposal.
Policies
• A legislation for e-waste management and handling was drafted in 2006.
• E-Waste Guidelines released by CPCB in March, 2008.
• A national level workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) was held in May 2006.
Methods Adopted
• LANDFILL.• RECYCLING METHOD.• DECOMPOSING.• BURNING OF E-WASTE.
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