E – WASTEMANAGEMENT

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M Jai PrakashM P Siva GangadharBy

What is E - Waste ?E - Waste : Electronic Waste comprises of waste electronic / electrical goods which are damaged and not functioning well .

• These include items such as computers, mobile phones, laptops, refrigerators, air conditioners and other electronic devices.

• This includes used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal.

E – Waste ManagementE – Waste Management includes the following activities

• Collection of E-Waste• Sorting of E-Waste• Processing of E-Waste• Repairing of E-Waste• Recycling• Dismantling• Component Recovery from E-Waste• Residual Disposal of E-Waste

• Electronic products often contain dangerous and toxic materials and should not be dumped with other wastes.

• Along with China, India is largest importer of E-waste from developed countries like US, UK and Japan.

• Consumer electronics market growing at 13-15% annually.

• The rate of e-waste generation is increasing by 10% every year.

Facts about Electronics

Facts and Figures

6000 mobile phones gives

3.5 kg Silver

340 gm of

Gold

1400 gm of Palladium

13 kgs of

Copper

1 Metric Ton of Electronic

scrap contains more gold than

17 Ton of Gold from gold ore

1 PC

1.5 tons of water

48 pound of

chemicals

539 pound

of fossil fuels

Source of e-wastes Constituent Health effects

Solder in printed circuit boards, glass panels and

gaskets in computer monitors

Lead (PB)• Damage to central and peripheral nervous systems, blood systems and kidney damage.• Affects brain development of children.

Chip resistors and semiconductors Cadmium (CD)

• Toxic irreversible effects on human health.• Accumulates in kidney and liver.

• Causes neural damage.Relays and switches, printed circuit boards Mercury (Hg) • Chronic damage to the brain.

• Respiratory and skin disordersPlastic housing of

electronic equipments and circuit boards.

Brominated flame retardants (BFR) • Disrupts endocrine system functions

Motherboard Beryllium (Be)• Carcinogenic (lung cancer)

• Inhalation of fumes and dust. • Skin diseases such as warts.

Effects of E-Waste constituents on health

40 Million ton E-waste produced globally

Did you know ?

7 million ton is contributed by India

12 million ton is contributed by China

And these are recycling in dangerous & illegal manner

Issue and

Challenges

Leaching of heavy metals from

Landfills and

Incinerators Exposure

to workers &

communities

Unawareness (brand new items are also kept in waste)

Less reuse

Collection

system

Legal framewo

rk

Issues &

ChallengesIn

E-Waste Management

Reusing and

recycling• Increase life span of

product

Landfills

• Leaching problem (70% of Heavy metals in landfills are because of E-waste)

• Fumes of Heavy metals released in atmosphere

• Municipal incinerators are giving dioxins

Ways of Treating E-Waste

Collectionof E-Waste

Sorting / Processing

Repairing

Upgrading

Testing

Refurbishing

Dismantling

Component Recovery

Captive Use Packing

Sale

Residual Disposal

Scarp

Environmentally-friendly disposal

Recovery of Precious Material

Flow Sheet of Recyclers or Recycling Units

E-waste recycling is presently concentrated in the informal (unorganized) sector No organized collection system prevails Operations are mostly illegal Processes are highly polluting Recycling operations engage in:

dismantling sale of dismantled parts valuable resource recovery export of processed waste for precious metal recovery

Recycling scenario in India

Informal Recycling Concerns

High-risk backyard operation Non- efficient and Non-

environmentally sound technologies

Occupational and environmental hazards

Loss of resources due to inefficient processes

Impacts on social groups- Women, children and labourers

Various legislations cover different aspects of e-waste The hazardous waste (management and handling ) rules, 1998

as amended in 2008 for Toxic content – registration mandatory for recyclers

Municipal Solid Waste Management & Handling Rules for non-Toxic content

Foreign Trade policy restricts import of second-hand computers and does not permit import of e-waste

‘Guidelines’ by Central Pollution Control Board ( 2008)

Legal Framework governing on e-waste in India

…however there is no dedicated legislation for environmentally sound Management of e-waste

We are requesting you…

If you have any E-Waste,Plz..Drop them at your nearest Recycling Centers Ex : Mobile Phones at Mobile care centersTV and PC’s at Repairing or Service centers

Save the Planet

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A Presentation by

M Jai PrakashM P Siva Gangadhar