WORLD UNIVERSITY

O F B A N G L A D E S H
 Submitted By :

Sourae Mridha ID No: WUB 10/16/69/5310

Md. Al Hojayfa Joni ID No: WUB 10/17/70/5375

Supervisor :
Sagor Kumar Podder
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
World University of Bangladesh
Today's Electronic Gadgets, Tomorrow's Electronic Waste !!!

Bangladesh’s economy grew by 8.20% in the real GDP in 2019.For boosting up

economic growth Present government is also committed to build an ICT-based
society. These demands have created E - Waste . These electronic wastes might
can cause environmental and health hazards. We have had to face many difficulties
to finish our thesis in this COVID-19 pandemic situation. Because our main thesis
work is interview basis .But we did not stop our work to reach the goal at the time
of survey. When we did the survey, we faced some difficulties. Some people were
not cooperative to us. Some people took it positively and sometimes negatively
and they told that it has no benefit the result will be zero. Those who were not
concern about this they took it negatively. A fresh group people helped us in our
work and whatever we asked by answering our question and giving some
suggestion they co- operated us. Proper attention needs to be paid to the informal
e-waste dismantling sector so that in future it does not become a threat to the
country. The study has been conducted to effectively bridge the gaps in
understanding the knowledge of electronic scraps and its recycling technology.
To identify the current situation of e-waste in Dhaka city.

To identify the e-waste hotspots in Dhaka city on the basis of direct
interview with the people involved in collection and further distribution of
end of life electronic equipments or their damaged part from several major
outlets (Elephant road, IDB bhovon & Kodomtoli, Jinjira) of Dhaka city.

To map the e-waste recycling process in the informal sectors of Dhaka
city. This includes identification of the route of collection, dismantling and
disposal of e- waste in the city.
It is expected that e-waste management system is to protect the
environment and for the health and safety of the population.
Develop Public awareness about e-waste.
To achieve e-waste reduction strategies to prevent environmental
pollution.
 The Survey area is -
BCS computer
City, IDB bhobon

Elephant road

Kodomtoli,Jinjira

Figure 1: Surveyed areas in Dhaka city (Red marked)

From the survey it is revealed that in Dhaka city there
are mainly three sources of the generation of e-waste -
Households / Institutions
Repairing shop
Dustbin
Main Source of E - Waste

Home:- Hospitals:- Government:- Private Sectors:-

Pc PC
PC PC
Television Boilers
Monitors CPU
Radio Mixer
ECG FAX machine
Cell Phone Signal
Device Xerox machine
Washing Machine Generators
Microscope Scanner
Microwave oven Incubator
Incubator Fan
CD player etc
etc Tube Lights
Fan
Electric Iron Air Conditions
Collection of e-waste should be the task of City Corporation. But unfortunately there
is no response of the authority to collect and properly recycle e-waste. Even there is no
correct information of how much e-waste is generated in Dhaka city per day and
where they are going. The fact is that the workers of City Corporation who are
responsible to collect daily waste from roads and roadside dustbin separate e-waste
and sell those to Vangari shops. E-waste generated at households and repairing shops
is collected by street hawkers. On the other hand e-waste from dustbins is collected by
scavengers (tokai).

 Collection by street hawkers

 Collection by scavenger (tokai)
 Primary Waste Accumulation Shop (Vangari shop)
 Secondary E-Waste Accumulation Shop (Such as Dholikhal Market)
Description of the fully damaged electronic products in Elephant road & IDB bhobon
E- products Average wt (kg) Purchase price(tk) Selling price(tk)
CRT Monitor 15 - 20 500-1000 600-2000
CPU 7 - 10 1500-2500 2000-4000
Power supply 5-6 100-400 500-1500
UPS 7 50-200 300-500
IPS 7-8 150-300 400-700
Printer 9 700 700
Scanner 1 300 500

DVD ROM 3 150 400

CD ROM 2 100 300

Hard disc 12 120 600
Mother board 4 200-400 400-600
Ram 1 50 100

Detail information of shop owner in Elephant road & IDB bhobon

Average Educational No of year in this Awareness regarding
Profession
age(yr) background business of e-waste

28 Business full time Primary Level 5 No

Monthly collection of different types of e-waste in kodomtoli, Jinjira

Quantity per Selling price (tk) after

E product Buying price(tk)
month repairing

Refrigerator 10 1200-1500 2500-3000

Television 7 500-700 1000-1500
Monitor 15 300-400 1200-1500

Different elements of a Television

Different Parts of a Number or average Average selling price(tk) of
Television wt (kg) fully damage product

Picture tube 3(pc)

With coil 8(pc)
30 - 40/KG
Circuit 20(pc)
Iron mesh 9(pc)
Plastic 10-15 KG 20-25/KG

Different elements of a dismantled refrigerator and their selling prices

Different parts of a Selling price(tk) after

Average wt (kg)
refrigerator repairing
Gorda (local term) 18-20 20/kg
Cock sheet 1-2 0
Compressure 7-8 700-800
Foam 6-7 0
Plastic 13-15 10-15/kg
Copper 2 300/kg
Tin 1 0
Aluminum 0.5 250/kg
Rubber 0.5 0
 Estimation of e-waste from direct survey
Area No of e-waste /month Weight in kg
IDB bhabon 2650 175000
Elephant road 500 83000
Kodomtoli, jinjira 55 10000
Total 3205 268000

(Data Source: From IDB bhabon & Elephant road Multiplan city Authority, Some shops in
Kodomtoli, jinjira)

Estimation of e-waste in Dhaka city

300000

250000

200000

150000 No of e-waste /month

Weight in kg
100000

50000

0
IDB bhabon Elephant road Kodomtoli, jinjira Total
Electronics waste, commonly known as e-waste, is the trash we generate from broken, and obsolete
electronic devices. E-waste or electronics recycling is the process of recovering material from old
devices to use in new products.
Flowchart Mapping of E-Waste Recycling Process

Useable items are

resold

Households/Office Large Scrap Dealers/

Small Scrap Purchasing
(Collection) (Collection) Agents(Segregations)

Small Recyclers Recyclers

Mixed with Waste
(Segregations) (Segregations)

Useable items are Useable items are

resold resold
 Recycling Every Year In Bangladesh

SL DESCRIPTION Amount in kg
1 Computer 175
2 Mobile Phone 1187
3 CEL Bulbs 155
4 Mercury Bulbs 121
5 Other Medical & Dental Waste 195
6 Ship Breaking Yards 1570

(Data Source: International Journal of E - Waste Resources, 5th World Convention on

Recycling and E - Waste Management, September 11- 12, 2019 Singapore)

Pie Chart of Recycling Every Year In Bangladesh

7%

19% Computer

Mobile Phone

57% 6%
CEL Bulbs

Mercury Bulbs
9%
Other Medical & Dental Waste
2%
Ship Breaking Yards
 Awareness level of people involved in e-waste management
As people involved in e-waste management are mostly illiterate they don’t have much idea of health hazards of toxic
substances present in e-waste. They rarely adopt any personal safety measures for example hand gloves, gas masks,
safety goggles and boots during dismantling of e-waste. Nor even they are concern about the environment pollution.
Chart shows awareness level of the people directly involved in this sector their health status as well as their concern
regarding e-waste.
1 Age 15 - 25 yrs
2 Educational qualification Primary
3 Daily working hour 8-12 hr
4 Monthly salary (Tk) 8000-12000Tk
5 Work experience in this sector 3-5 yrs
6 % of people faced accident during working 40%
7 % of people agree to spend money for safety measures 85%
8 % of people already adopted safety measures 40%
9 % of people became seriously ill during working 25%

(Our Questionnaire Survey From Azizu Recycling & E-Waste Company, Narayanganj)

Survey on health condition & awareness of workes

% of People faced accident during working

% of People became seriously ill during working

% of People agre to sped money for medical expense

No
% of People agre to sped money for safety measures
Yes
% of People already adopted safety measures
% of People aware of existence of toxic chemical in e -
waste

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
 Advantages of Recycling E-Waste

There are a lot of valuable materials found in e-waste. These

materials can be extracted and reused in order to create new
products.

Beneficial For The Environment.

Reduce the space needed for landfills.

Create jobs at recycling plants.

Healthier Outcomes For Humans.

The Bangladesh produced 42,000 tons of e-waste last year (Data from The Financial
Express Newspaper, Published: February 03, 2020). But we did not find any
information about how much amount of electronic waste generate in Dhaka.

Hawkers and scavengers are the main collectors of e-waste in the root level. IDB
bhabon is the largest secondary e-waste accumulation centers in the city. Besides that
there are very few areas in Elephant Road, Kodomtoli, Jinjira where e- wastes are
accumulated and dismantled.

It is found in the study that most of the recycler does not have modern technology and
knowledge for managing e-waste. Their main goal is extracting some metal but not
properly manage e-waste and contaminating the environment and producing waste.

Workers involved in Dhaka's electronic waste management have no safety awareness at

all.
 Classify the e waste category and composition.
 Detect potential toxic substances.
 Identify the reusable component of e-wastes.
 Develop E-waste policy & guideline with consultation with the relevant
stakeholders.
 Establish efficient collection system at least for selected electronic waste.
 Registration and capacity development of E-waste recyclers.
 Establish E-waste tracking mechanism in order to update the inventory.
 Awareness raising.