ELECTRONIC

WASTE

By: twana kan3an ako baram nabaz hama

What is Electronic Waste? How these become E-Waste? Why E-Waste a problem? Constituents of E-Waste E-Waste Disposal WEEE Directive What should be done?

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It is the term used to describe old, end-of-life or discarded appliances using electricity and battery.

What is Electronic Waste?

Changes and Advancement in

technology Changes in fashion, style, and

status Attractive offers from manufacturers Changing configuration Small life of equipments

How these become E-Waste?

Composed of Hazardous Materials Products are quickly obsolete and

discarded Electronic products are difficult to

recycle Discarded electronics are managed

badly Most e-waste goes to Landfills Most recyclers don’t recycle , they

export Prison recycling : High Tech Chain Gang

Why E-Waste A Problem?

Hazardous materials Valuable materials

Constituents Of E-Waste

Methods Recycle Landfill Incineration Reuse

E-Waste Disposal

Recycling is defined as the assembling, developing, promoting, or buying of new products, which are prepared from waste materials.

E-Waste Recycling

Land fill is also

known as dump, is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment.

Land filling

It is a controlled and

complete combustion process, in which the waste material is burned in specially designed incinerators at a high temperature (900-1000oC).

Incineration

Incinerator

It constitutes

direct use or use after slight modifications to the original functioning equipment.

Re-Use

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive

introduced in January 2007. aims to reduce the amount of

electrical and electronic equipment being produced

to encourage everyone to reuse, recycle and recover it.

WEEE Directive

Weee symbol

Proper laws and policies should be made Awareness among consumers and

manufacturers Recycling should be preferred Products should be made recyclable Make usage of recycled products do not throw away old equipments

What should be done?

A report on “Managing Electronics Waste (2007). Dumping old TV, First

read the rule”, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Edition, , 15 October, p.1 http://www.industelegraph.com/story/2005/9/2/33438/ 17285.

S. Chatterjee and Krishna Kumar (2009). “Effective electronic waste management and recycling process involving formal and non-formal sectors”

Gao Z, Li J, Zhang HC (2004). Electronics and the Environment, IEEE International Symposium pp.234-241.

Informal electronic waste recycling: A sector review with special focus on China Xinwen Chi a,⇑, Martin Streicher-Porte b, Mark Y.L. Wang a, Markus A. Reuter c

Contribution to resource conservation by reuse of electrical and electronic household appliances Nina Truttm nn, Helmut Rechberger .

References

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