Welcome To The Topic On “E-

Waste”

Made by-
• Nehalee Surve
• Simran Sainani
• Ritika Mauyra
• Prachi Bhalla
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What is Electronic Waste

Electronic Equipments
Generators of E-Waste
Why E-Waste a problem
E-Waste disposal
E-Waste in India
What should be done
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Tomorow’s Electronic Waste
 What is Electronic Waste ?

It is a term used to describe old, end-of-life or

discard applications using electricity and
battery
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Eqicpments
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Computers
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 Generators of E-Waste

↔ Small business and house hold

↔ Large businesses
↔ Institutions and Government Officers
↔ Equipment manufacturers
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Software upgrades
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Ø Cant change the

battery in your iPod
Ø Disposal Printers
 Why E-Waste a Problem?

Composed of Hazardous materials

Products are quickly obsolete and discarded

Electronic products are difficult to recycle

Discarded electronics are managed badly

Most E-Waste goes to landfill

Source of e-wastes Constituent Health effects

Damage to central and

Solder in printed circuit
boards, glass panels and Lead (PB)
gaskets in computer monitors
peripheral nervous systems,
blood systems and kidney
damage.
Affects brain development of
children.

Toxic irreversible effects on

human health.
Chip resistors and Accumulates in kidney and liver.
Cadmium (CD)
semiconductors
Causes neural damage.
Teratogenic.

Chronic damage to the brain.

Relays and switches, printed
Mercury (Hg) Respiratory and skin disorders
circuit boards
due to bioaccumulation in fishes.
Plastic housing of electronic
Brominated flame retardants Disrupts endocrine system
equipments and circuit
(BFR) functions
boards.

Short term exposure causes:

Muscle weakness;
Front panel of CRTs Barium (Ba)
Damage to heart, liver and
spleen.

Burning produces dioxin. It

causes
Reproductive and
Cabling and computer developmental problems;
Plastics including PVC
housing
Immune system damage;
Interfere with regulatory
hormones
 While buying electronic products
opt for those that:

are made with fewer toxic constituents

use recycled content
are energy efficient
are designed for easy upgrading or disassembly
utilize minimal packaging
offer leasing or take back options
have been certified by regulatory authorities.
Customers should 
opt for upgrading their computers or other electronic
E-Waste disposal

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Recycling involves processing used

materials (waste) into new products to
prevent waste of potentially useful
materials
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A landfill, also known as a dump,

rubbish dump or both, Rubbish Landfill
Dump, is a site for the disposal of waste
materials by burial and is the oldest
form of waste treatment
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Incineration is a
waste treatment process that
involves the combustion of organic
substances contained in waste
materials. Incineration and other
high temperature waste treatment
systems are described as "
thermal treatment"
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To Reuse is to use an item more

than once. This includes
conventional reuse where the item
is used again for the same
function, and new-life reuse where
it is used for a new function.
 E-waste recyling

Definition :-
Recycling is defined as the assembling,
developing, promoting, or buying of new
products, which are prepared from waste
materials
 Steps in recycling

Dismantling of E-waste

Removal of hazardous materials such as PCB,

HG, removal of plastic etc.

Strong acids are used to remove valuable

metals gold lead copper etc.
 advantages

Recycled materials can be used in developing

new equipments

Valuable materials are retrieved

Helps environment from by avoiding pollution

 E-waste in india

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Harmful techniques
like burning wires are
common practice in
the informal
recycling sectors in
big cities in India.
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Manual dismantling
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Refining and
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Solid waste is
deposited in a
municipal landfill
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