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E- WASTE MANAGEMENT

E- WASTE MANAGEMENT. BY SUSHILKUMAR 0991028. What is e-waste management?. E-waste management is the collection , transport , processing , recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials.

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E- WASTE MANAGEMENT

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  1. E- WASTE MANAGEMENT BY SUSHILKUMAR 0991028

  2. What is e-waste management? • E-waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials. • It relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics. • Waste include solid, liquid, gaseous or radioactive substances.

  3. Objectives • Reduce the risks to the population and the pollution of the environment. • Focus on knowledge transfer to and skills upgrade through seminars. • Target mainly the existing informal recycles allowing for their maximum but safe participation in future e-waste management.

  4. Producers of E-Waste • The major producers of e- waste are the developed countries such as US, UK, Russia, Germany, etc. • The electronics which are they collect in bunch and sell it to the poor nations as second hand goods. • The African nations such as Ghana, Nigeria are the countries which take these e-g00ds.

  5. Impact of e-waste • The volume of e-waste increases with 3-5% per year, which is almost three times faster than the regular municipal waste. • 20-50 million tons of e-wastes are yearly generated world wide. • Causes pollution in the environment. • Humans get affected when in contact with e- waste. • Degrades the soil, where it is dumped. • Hazardous to human lives.

  6. Causes • Collected by recyclers abroad. • Sold to waste traders. • Passed through customs as second hand, mixed metal scrap for charity / donations etc. • Ends up at recycling units (informal sector). • Lack of data and information on e-waste generation and imports and exports. • Lack of policies and legislative framework to • address e-waste issues.

  7. Methods • LANDFILL. • INCINERATION. • RECYCLING METHODS. • ENERGY RECOVERY. • AVOIDANCE & REDUCTION METHODS.

  8. Steps taken by various Nations • Australia, Canada- follow Curbside Collection methods. • Europe- follow Envac method. • Taiwan- government charges for the volume of rubbish they produced. • Israel- follow Arrow Bio System.

  9. E-Waste Management in India • Physical characteristics. Unsorted waste – Mixed waste of bio degradable and nonbiodegradable. Presence of hazardous waste. Lack of awareness. Land Availability.

  10. Stats • A total of 3,30,000 MT of e-waste is generated annually in India. • An additional 50,000 MT is illegally imported into the country. • At present, India has 15 million computers and is expected to rise to 10 million in 2010. • In these, about 3 million old are ready computers for disposal.

  11. Policies • A legislation for e-waste management and handling was drafted in 2006. • E-Waste Guidelines released by CPCB in March, 2008. • A national level workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) was held in May 2006.

  12. Methods Adopted • LANDFILL. • RECYCLING METHOD. • DECOMPOSING. • BURNING OF E-WASTE.

  13. THANK YOU

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