electronic waste
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Electronic Waste Electronic Waste ““E-wasteE-waste””
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What is E-waste?What is E-waste?
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Growth of E-waste: Growth of E-waste: DigitalDigital TelevisionTelevision TransitionTransition
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Concerns: Informal Recycling
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Other problemsIllegal exporting especially to Asia
Uncontrolled burning and disposal are causing problems
The toxicity of some of the substance,
Eg= mercury , cadmium may also pose an environmental and health challenge
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Various legislations cover different aspects of e-waste The hazardous waste (management and handling ) rules,
1998 as amended in 2008 for Toxic content – registration mandatory for recyclers
Municipal Solid Waste Management & Handling Rules for non-Toxic content
Basel convention for regulating transboundary movement Foreign Trade policy restricts import of second-hand
computers and does not permit import of e-waste ‘Guidelines’ by Central Pollution Control Board ( 2008)
Proposed e-Waste Rules
Title: E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules to be published under the Environment Protection Act
OBJECTIVE :To put in place an effective mechanism to regulate the generation, collection, storage, transportation, import, export, environmentally sound recycling, treatment and disposal of e-waste. This includes refurbishment, collection system and producer responsibility thereby reducing the wastes destined for final disposal.
ESSENCE: the producer of electrical and electronic equipments is responsible for the entire life cycle of its own branded product and in particular the environmentally sound end-of-life management and facilitating collection and take back.
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REUSE
Preventing waste in the first place is the preferred mngt option
This can be achieved through repairing,upgrading used electrical equipment
Example- adding memory to a computer,upgrading software
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RECYCLEMake use of take back programs
Through recycling units are either reused or dismantled for recycling.
The silver,gold,lead and other heavy metal are recyclable
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DISPOSEThe least preferred option is to landfill electronic waste
This should only come as a last option but care to consult with state regulations on disposal of any hazardous waste
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What Can You Do? • Raise Awareness Raise Awareness • Promote Recycling OpportunitiesPromote Recycling Opportunities• Awareness programme on e-Awareness programme on e-waste for school children and waste for school children and general publicgeneral public• Encourage and facilitate Encourage and facilitate organized recycling systemsorganized recycling systems
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