Waste Management
Classification of Solid Wastes
Municipal Waste Bio-Medical Waste
Industrial Waste
E-Waste
E-Waste – What is it ? E-Waste: Waste of electronics / electrical goods that have reached their end
of life
E-Waste contain hazardous and toxic materials and should not be dumped with other wastes
E-Waste – Some facts 50 Million ton E-waste produced globally, 2.7 Million ton is India’s
contribution
In US, a family of 3 disposes 35 kg E-Waste/year, this is 6 times of China and 10 times of India’s annual haul.
India imports more E-Waste than it produce locally
India, China and small countries of Africa are dumping ground of E-Waste
E-Waste – What is it ?• Mobile phones• Telephones• Telephone exchanges Wireless Equipment cables and related scrap
material• PC and TV
Telecommunication Waste:
• Switches• Relays• Connectors and related Scrap Material.
Electrical Waste:
• Electronic – metal waste• Printed Circuit Boards• E – Equipment and Machinery• IC• Sockets Connectors
Electronic Waste:
• PVC• Pre Insulated Copper and Aluminium Cable waste
Cable Waste:
Some Facts from the World of Mobile Communication
100,000 cell phones = 2.5 Kg Au + 25 Kg Ag + 1000 Kg Cu
Total number of Mobile devices (Cell +Tab ) by 2015 = 2,000,000
1000 gms of SIM Card = 1.75 gms Au
A recent innovative technique is being used to capture gold from e-waste is using fungi. - A study by Finnish Research Group
E-Waste – Indian perspective 100,000 workers are in un-organized sector of e-waste handling A Parliamentary panel has recommended provisions for preventing
India from becoming a dumping ground of E-Waste for developed nations
No provisions for any legal actions if the correct E-Waste management steps are not followed.
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Collection of 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
Best Practices
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workers manually dismantle most electronic equipment and sort out valuable commodities that are sold to various recyclers.
CRTs ready to be "crushed" for recycling.
Recycling of PC
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The CRT crusher is completely self-contained in a transportable shipping container.
Crushed CRT glass, coated with lead, ready for processing by a lead smelter.
Recycling of CRT
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Other components from main equipment are separated and sold as commodities to various recyclers.
Re-sale of equipment
Best Practices Bio-degradable Non-animal wastes
Bio-degradable animal wastes
Non-degradable chemical and El-wastes
Government Responsibility
Need for stringent health standards and environmental protection laws in India,Extended producer responsibility,
Import of waste under license,
Producer-public-government cooperation,
Awareness program, following safer and efficient methods
Choosing safer technology and cleaner substitute,
Monitoring of compliance rules,
Reduction of waste at source,
Investment opportunity in waste management sector and
Recognition to the unorganised sector in India.
Our Responsibility
Donate working older equipment to schools colleges or government entities in need.
If PC are out of order then return it to the manufacturers. (HCL and Wipro in India has best take back service)
Send waste goods to authorised recycling facility for proper disposal.
Three tips :
Real Knowledge is to know the extent of one’s own ignorance
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand
Life is really simple but we insist on making it complex - Confucius
Chinese Wisdom for a Global problem
By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.