E-Waste

WHAT IS THIS?

E-WASTEProblem or Disaster

Prepared By:

Akanksha Singh

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INTRODUCTION PROBLEM OUR CONDITION MANGEMENT ADVERSE EFFECT THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES OUR ROLE IN SOCIETY REFRENCES

TOPIC

INTRODUCTION Electronic waste, e-waste, e-scrap,

or Electronic-disposal, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices.

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

Aluminium, Copper, Germanium, Gold, Iron, Lithium, Nickel, Silicon, Tin, Zinc etc.

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PROBLEMS The problem of electronic waste (e-waste)

is growing at an unsustainable rate. E-waste is now the fastest growing, and

most toxic, component of municipal garbage.

Local governments are facing huge costs to handle e-waste, and even greater costs if they do not capture this toxic stream and handle it in an appropriate manner.

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PROBLEMS

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OUR CONDITION In 2006, the International Association of

Electronics Recyclers projected that 3 billion electronic and electrical appliances would become WEEE or e-waste by 2010.

The E-waste (Management and Handling) Rule, 2011 places responsibility on the producers for the entire lifecycle of a product, from design to disposal.

In India, Wipro rated greenest electronics company

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MANAGEMENT

•REUSE

•RECYLE

•DISPOSE

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ADVERSE EFFECT

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ADVERSE EFFECT Lead is toxic to the kidneys, accumulating

in the body and eventually affecting the nervous and reproductive systems.  Children’s mental development can be impaired by low-level exposure to lead.

When burned, PVC produces dioxins, some of the most hazardous carcinogens known.

Barium produces brain swelling after a short exposure.  It may cause weakness in muscles as well as heart, liver, and spleen damage.

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ADVERSE EFFECT Chromium damages kidneys, the liver, and

DNA. Asthmatic bronchitis has been linked to this substance.

Mercury is known to harm developing fetuses and is passed through mothers’ milk to newborns.  In adults, it can cause brain and kidney damage.

Beryllium causes acute or chronic beryllium disease, a deadly ailment affecting the lungs.

Cadmium is a carcinogen and long-term exposure leads to kidney and bone damage.

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THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES

A survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) further states that the top ten cities generating e-waste are Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Surat and Nagpur.

----CPCB,8 feb, 2010 The e-waste (Management and

Handling) Rules, 2011 by gujarat government. The Electronic Waste (Handling and Disposal)

Bill, 2013 by central government. India generated 4362 metric kilo tonnes of electrical

and electronic equipment (EEE — anything with a battery or a cord) which ultimately resulted in 2751 metric kilo tonnes of e-waste containing toxic substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic and flame retardants. 

-----TOI(15,Dec 2013)

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OUR ROLE IN SOCIETY Awareness programmes on e-waste

for school children and general public

As an Engineer, to develop a clean and green technologies which uses less hardware.

Everyone play the role of responsible citizen to sustain our land as “Sujalam-Sufalam”.

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REFERENCES http://www.indiamart.com/e-process-hou

se/profile.html http://www.gujaratmoney.com http://www.ipublishing.co.in/ijesarticles/t

welve/articles/volthree/EIJES31033.pdf www.timesofindia.com www.causesinternational.com www.wikipedia.com/electricalwaste.html

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