ELECTRONIC WASTE

Presented by
SADHVI MANDHA
CSE-4B
18841A0585
TODAY’S ELECTRONIC GADGETS,

TOMORROW’S ELECTRONIC
WASTE
Content
• Introduction
• Objective
• What is E- Waste?
• Sources of E-Waste
• Types of E-Waste
• Common E-Waste items
• How these become E-Waste ?
• Effect of E-Waste on the Environment
• Effect of E-Waste on the Human Health
• How to reduce E-Waste
• E-Waste Management
• E-Waste Recycling
• Steps in Recycling
• Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
• The term E-Waste applies to all the waste from or caused by electronic
items.
• Growth in the IT and communication sectors has enhanced the usage of
the electronic equipment exponentially.
• Faster upgradation of electronic product is forcing consumers to discard
old electronic products very quickly, which in turn , adds to e-waste to
the solid waste stream.
Objective
• Reduce the risks to the population and the pollution of the environment
resulting from unsafe handling .
• Focus on knowledge transfer to and skills upgrade of all involve
stakeholders through training and seminar.
• Target mainly the existing informal recycle allowing for their
maximum but safe participation in future e-waste management by
facilitating their evolution and integration in formal structures.
WHAT IS E-WASTE ?
• The term E-waste is applied to all waste caused by
discarding electronic devices , especially consumer
electronics .
• In other words, Electronic Waste is a waste that consists
of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic
appliance .
• It is a point of concern considering that many
components of such equipment are considered toxic and
are not biodegradable .
• Also, the lifespan of these electronics are short-lived
due to rapid technological advances and lower costs to
purchase each year.
Sources of E-Waste
Waste generated from the products used for data processing such as computers,
computer devices like monitor, speakers, keyboards, printers etc.
Electronic devices like TV, DVDs, and CD players.
Equipment used for communication like phones, landline phones, Fax etc.
Household equipment’s like vacuum cleaner, microwave ovens, washing
machines, air conditioners etc.
Audio, visual components such as VCRs, Stereo equipment etc.
Types of E-Wastes
List of Common E-Waste Items
 Home Appliances

 Communications and Information Technology Devices

 Home Entertainment Devices

 Electronic Utilities

 Office and Medical Equipment

How these become E-Waste?

Advancement in technology
Changes in style fashion and status
Nearing the end of their useful life
Not taking precautions while handling them
Effect of E-Waste on the Environment

Pollution of Ground-Water.
Toxic chemicals from e-waste enter the “ Soil-crop-food pathway”.
These are non-biodegradable and cause soil pollution.
E-Waste dumping yards and nearby places are polluted and cause health hazards.
E-Waste accounts for 40percent of the lead and 75percent of the heavy metals
found in landfills.
 Effect of E-Waste on the
Human Health
Damage to central and peripheral nervous systems, blood systems and kidney
damage.
Affects brain development of children.
Chronic damage to the brain.
Respiratory and skin disorders due to bioaccumulation in fishes.
Asthmatic bronchitis.
DNA damage.
Reproductive and developmental problems.
Immune system damage.
Lung Cancer.
Damage to heart, liver and spleen.
How to reduce E-Waste
• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle
• Recover
Reduce
• Reduce: to make something smaller or use less, resulting in a smaller amount of
waste.
• “Source reduction” is reducing waste before you purchase it, or by purchasing
products that are not wasteful in their packaging or use.
• A key part of waste “reduction” is conservation”-using natural resources wisely,
and using less than usual in order avoid waste.
Reuse
• Reuse is the environmentally preferable option for managing older electronics
equipment.
• Reuse also gives people who cannot afford new products access to electronic
equipment at reduced or at low cost.
• So before you throw those items away, think about how they can be reused.
• Almost all domestic and part of imported E-Waste are reused in the following
ways:
o Direct second-hand use
o Use after repair or slight modification
o Use of some parts like monitor cabinet, main board for making new appliances
Recycle
• Recycling is the important method i.e., to convert materials/waste into reusable
material.
• Landfills are full of items that could be recycled.
• Recycling puts objects through a process that allows them to be used again.
• The silver, gold, lead and other heavy metal are recyclable.
Recover
• Energy recovery includes any technique or method of minimizing the
input of energy to an overall system by the exchange of energy from
one sub-system of the overall system with another.

• The energy can be in any form in either subsystem, but most energy
recovery systems exchange thermal energy in either sensible or latent
form.
E-Waste Management
In industries management of e-waste should begin at the point of
generation. This can be done by waste minimization techniques and
by sustainable product design. Waste minimization in industries
involves adopting:
• Inventory management,
• Production-process modification,
• Volume reduction,
• Recovery and reuse.
 E-Waste Recycling

Definition:-
Recycling is defined as the
assembling, developing, promoting,
or buying of new products , which
are prepared from waste materials.
Steps in Recycling
• Dismantling : It is the systematic removal of components,
parts or a group of parts or a subassembly from a product
in E-Waste.
• Upgrading: It includes communicating and separation of
materials using mechanical/physical or metallurgical
processing. Methods to recover materials include
incineration and refining.
• Materials Recovery: The materials are recovered by
recycling facilities. The plastic, glass, metals can be
recovered by sorting them before mixing them with other
waste.
 Advantages of Recycling E-Waste

• Recycled materials can be used in developing new equipments

• Valuable Materials are retrieved
• Helps environment by avoiding pollution
• Asset recovery
• Creation of Jobs
CONCLUSION
• According to statistics we are generating more than 40million tons of e-waste a
year and only 27% of this is recycled. India is in the 5th position in the generation
of e-waste.
• E-Waste has emerged as one of the fastest growing waste streams world wide
today.
• Reuse and Recycle are more beneficial than simple disposal .
• Designing of products using environment friendly raw items and most emerging
technologies can make a change.
• Awareness of e-waste should be given.
• Government shall take steps to reduce e-waste disposal.
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