28 Mar 2014 02:48

Joined:	06/05/2013
Level:	Gold
Points:	5278

Points:	5

E-wastes are increasing causing huge problems.

E-waste refers to electronic products and equipments ment for data processing, entertainment, etc. It is also defined as "Waste Electronic and electric equipment (WEEE)" and includes computers, laptops, mobiles, printers, television, calculator, etc. The problem of E-waste disposal is that it is non-biodegradable. Electronic equipments contain heavy metals like Cd, Hg, Pd, Sn, Zn, etc. and toxic chemicals.

In developed countries, the amount of E-wastes produced is about 3% of total solid wastes. In India, the E-wastes generated is 150 million kg/year. The suitable method to dispose E-wastes are the 3 's.
ie; Reduce - Reuse - Recycle. So save our earth from such harmful wastes. Also suggest some other ideas on this.

#7062

28 Mar 2014 10:41

Joined:	16/12/2009
Level:	Gold
Points:	5293

Points:	4

It is a fact that E-wastes are becoming a real threat in the immediate future. Kerala is a small state and the open area here is very less compared to other states. Hence dumping these wastes in open cannot be thought of.
Here in Kerala, our Electricity Board is encouraging the use of CFL bulbs. There is a small amount of hazardous mercury inside it. Once it is broken it spreads in the soil or water and contaminates earth.
At present we do not have a system of managing these types of wastes. In several countries this is solved by insisting the producing companies itself to take back these damaged items. These companies can make use of at least certain parts of the damaged ones. Other than this no method has been practiced as far as I know.

T.M.Sankaran
Gold Member, SPK

#7071

31 Mar 2014 02:32

Joined:	24/03/2014
Level:	Bronze
Points:	94

Points:	2

We have to find a way to dispose E-wastes and spread an awareness about the hazards.Else the problems our future generation facing must be this.Because now we cannot even think about life without electronic goods.

#7081

02 Apr 2014 07:46

Joined:	09/07/2013
Level:	Silver
Points:	202

Points:	2

This is a terrible issue that should be handled by the government or else there will be a major trouble at hand especially in the issue of health. The only means of resolving this is to gather the e- wastes and recircled them all over again. Convert them to another use.

Adesola Adeyeye

#7138

15 Apr 2014 05:35

Joined:	10/01/2014
Level:	Silver
Points:	121

Points:	4

Electronic equipment and gadgets are the fastest growing waste stream over world, endocrine disruption,and many other health problems if this waste stream is not properly managed. It couse large health problems. Our waste electronics are polluting drinking water and harming ecosystems around the world.

Recycling of valuable elements contained in e-waste such as copper and gold has globale-waste management and trade concerns, as well asissues with environmental pollution due to e-waste The Problem of E-waste. Many electronic devices include heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic.
This all cause large issues.

#7198

22 May 2014 04:43

Joined:	22/05/2014
Level:	Bronze
Points:	18

Points:	2

E-waste is such a problematic form of rubbish because it typically contains a complex mixture of materials, such as plastic, glass, electronic boards and a variety of metals. It is also effectively a hazardous waste because it can contain toxic substances such as lead. As such it requires specialist handling and should on no account be disposed with everyday waste.

#7250

04 Jul 2014 07:56

Joined:	10/06/2014
Level:	Bronze
Points:	12

Points:	5

Now a days we cannot even think about a life without mobile phones ,computers or without electrical applinces,after 5or 10 years those applinces will be outdated then it will be called as waste, electronic waste or e-waste.We just dont know how to dispose wastes properly so we just dispose those e-wastes unproperly ,they are so harmful to us and to ourMother earth.Many people resume e-
waste to only mean
computers and their
peripherals and mobile
phones. However, the
definition of e-waste
includes all obsolete
electrical and electronic
equipment including
consumer electronics
such as televisions and
DVD players and
household appliances
such as refrigerators,
air-conditioners and
washing machines. Even
irons and MP3 players
comprise e-waste. A
12-city study conducted
by the Central Pollution
Control Board of India
and German NGO GTZ
found that the total e-
waste generated in
India in 2005 was
146,000 tonnes.
According to Delhi-
based environmental
NGO Toxics Link, the
figure currently stands
400,000 tonnes, which
is projected to double to
800,000 tonnes in 2012.
In 2005, Mumbai
generated 11,000
tonnes of e-waste,
more than any other
city in the country. In
2006, the quantity of e-
waste generated by our
city had already risen to
19,000 tonnes, says
Toxics Link. Most e-
waste ends up in the
unorganised sector, i.e.
in the hands of your
local raddiwalla or scrap
dealer, where untrained
and unprotected
labourers dismantle
products, often with
their bare hands, with
the aim of reselling the
components. Lead,
cadmium, mercury, PVC,
and brominated flame
retardants are some of
the disease-causing
hazardous materials
that are released during
the unmonitored
destruction of e-waste. Today scientistes had even proven to extract gold from those circuit boards ,countries like China and Japan had made it practial, they now extract gold from e-wastes, they are a good model for us ,we too can do it and make our world more beautiful and greener with handiling e-wastes properly.

E-wastes are increasing causing huge problems.

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