Rondolo, Elison C.

February 15, 2021

ECE 3B Engr. A. Macatangay
Final examination

The first topic (subtopic of solid waste) that would be useful in my career is “
”.
These three are the best way to make a positive impact on our environment. It’s
important to put these into practice not just in workplace but also in our home and
everywhere as landfill space is quickly running out and our environment is deteriorating at
a faster pace.
Electronics waste, commonly known as e-scrap or e-waste. Electronics contains
various toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials that are released into the environment
if we do not dispose of them properly. E-waste or electronics recycling is the process of
recovering material from old devices to use in new products.

In an electronics company, you can reuse surplus, broken, and obsolete electronic
devices by repairing them. It helps reduce waste by using items multiple times before
discarding them.

Recycling is beneficial in so many ways. Not only are you preventing recyclable
items from ending up in landfill where it can take 100’s of years to decompose, but
you’re giving your recyclable item a chance to get made into something else. In an
electronics company, recycling electronics waste enables us to recover various valuable
metals and other materials from electronics, saving natural resources, reducing
pollution, and conserving landfill space.

Resource recovery – we can use electronics scraps as an input materials to create

a new product as new outputs so we can reuse it.
 Practicing reuse, recycling, and resource recovery in our work place is a serious global
concern for a lot of reasons. It has a strong bearing on our immediate environment as
humans and life on earth generally. It even promises significant economic returns for
persons, communities, and even nations.

The second topic (subtopic of hazardous waste) that would be useful in my career
is “ ”.
When working in an Electronics Company, it
produces electronics waste or e-waste. E-waste
refers to any unwanted electronic device or Cathode
Ray Tube (CRT) and is classified as universal waste.

E-waste frequently contains hazardous

materials, predominantly lead, mercury, cadmium,
brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl
chloride (PVC). Many of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, respiratory illness and
reproductive problems. These chemicals are especially dangerous because of their ability to
migrate into the soil, water, and air and accumulate in our bodies and the environment.
Products or e-waste that contain abovementioned chemicals, do not dispose of these
items in the trash or your recycling bins.

Direct e-waste disposal to landfills without any

prior treatment creates threats to the environment
due to leaching of metals in water and soil.
Improper e-waste recycling, such as by open burning
and acid baths, creates hazardous and toxic
compounds, like dioxins, furans, and acids.
Management of e-waste is different from the other
solid wastes. The handling of these materials requires
wearing the right protective uniforms, gloves, boots, and other apparel.