E wasteHOW TO TACKLE THE IMPENDING E WASTE APOCALYPSE

What is E waste?

Excessive and uncontrolled consumption of Electronic Hardware

Includes Mobile Phones, Earphones, Laptops , Touchscreens, Projectors , Illumination (CFL, Tube lights, Bulbs etc.), Chargers, Music players, White Goods, Toys, Storage Devices, Modems/Routers, Cables, PCBs, Printing Equipment

Caused by technology Obsoleting , Moor’s law, easily available cheap and poorly built consumer electronics, Poor Software implementation eg In nexus 4, LTE capability was present but not activated on purpose, just so nexus 5 could be released with LTE capability

Technology today is built specifically NOT to last

How to reduce?

Project ARA by Google is an innovative concept where consumers can build phones as per requirement and have only what they need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfK-7lp-DhU

Better coding practices (mention Consoles vs. PC, Android bloat ware, Whatsapp being a notorious offender)

Not an Idiot Box Concept use Ubuntu to breathe life into old PC/Laptops and reuse them for home theatre purposes, same can be done with smartphone chipsets, and home automation

Not an Idiot Box concept Use old electronics in a home to make a smart TV

An average Smart TV costs about Rs 40,000*

Has features any small smartphone can deliver, it’s basically a large screen interacting with a miniaturised computer.

*Source: Flipkart

By Interfacing an old smartphone with an ageing LCD, LED, or CRT TV we can reduce waste on two ends and also save a sweet Rs 40,000 in the process.A small restoration to both and one can put the amount saved in an FD and have free cable for the rest of their life!

Let There be Light Concept

LED lights are not being used mainly because of their initial cost of Implementation

In any average household today we could find an old or dysfunctional CFL and a few Chargers of the dinosaur ages in Mobile phone technology

Using these two with 20, 1 US cent LED* (5370 make)diodes and basic board of 30 cents a piece we can have a 50 cent LED light that gives 450 – 650 Lumen of light depending on voltage supplied

This will be powered by any old charger in which rating can be charged by changing the internal resistance and fit into the CFL module base

This Gives us a 50 Cent LED lamp. For free, basically.

That’s money saved on the lamp, and money saved on electricity plus the added incentive of a smaller pollution footprint

*Pricing source: Alibaba.com, Nehru place

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Energy Efficiency and Cost *

LED Incandescent Bulb

CFL

Life Span (average)

 50,000 hours  1,200 hours 8,000 hours

Watts of electricity used  6 - 8 watts 60 watts 13-15 watts

Contains the TOXIC Mercury 

No NoYes - Mercury is very toxic to your health

and the environment

Sensitivity to low temperatures

None Some Yes 

Durability

Very Durable - LEDs can handle jarring and bumping

Not Very Durable - glass or filament can break easily

Not Very Durable - glass can break easily

Watt consumed for 450 Lumens 4-5 40 9-13

Calculations based on standard rating under Ideal Conditions*

SHubham

Home automation

What we Will Need & What’s the Feasability?

Swati Health

Business and Economic Implication Ayush Chanchal