4. WHAT IS E-WASTE?
• Any old electronic equipment that has
outlived their useful life is categorized as e-
waste.
• Such electronics goods may be television,
telephones, radios, computers, mobile
phones, printers, DVDs, CDs, etc.
5.
6. HOW THESE THINGS BECOME E-
WASTE?
• Advancement in technology
• Changes in style, fashion
• Nearing end of their useful life
• Not taking precautions while handling them
7. WHY IS E-WASTE HAZARDOUS?
• Electronic devises are a complex mixture of
several hundred materials.
• They contain toxic heavy materials such as
lead, mercury, cadmium as well as hazardous
chemicals.
8. WHY E-WASTE IS HAZARDOUS?
• When we throw out our computers and
mobiles; they wind up in landfills, causing the
possibility of toxic metals leaching into the
ground water and making the soil infertile.
• When e-Waste is burned up, toxic materials
are released into the air and when humans
breathe these toxic chemicals they may suffer
from many diseases.
9. Mercury
Brain Damage
Liver Damage
Lead
Brain Damage
Nerve Damage
Chromium
Eye Injury
DNA Damage
Cadmium
Lung Cancer
Kidney Failure
Brominated Flame
Retardants
Several Hormonal
Disorders
10. HOUSE HOLDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
PUBLIC
GOVT.ORGANIZATION
direct
collection
auctions
COLLECTION
IN WARE
HOUSE
IDENTIFY
AND
CLEANING
SORTING
REUSE
COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENTS
MANUAL & MECHANICAL DISMANTLING & SEPERATION
SECONDARY
METALS
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
PACKAGING AS
PER DEFINED
RULES
SMELTING
UNIT
PACKAGING AS
PER DEFINED
RULES
EXPORT TO RECYLING
UNIT & PLASTIC
RECYCLING UNIT
Non
Recyclable
Materials
PACKAGING AS
PER DEFINED
RULES
INCLINATORS
& LAND
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12. OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND ROLE
• E-waste should never be disposed with garbage and other household waste.
• Customers should upgrade their electronic items to latest versions rather
than buying a new.
• While buying electronic products consumers should go for those that:
1. Are made with fewer toxic materials
2. Use recycled content
3. Are energy efficient
13. As a common man you can help!
Buy durable electronics
that will last longer
Care for electronics to
Lengthen their useful life
Donate old working
electronics to needy
persons
Don’t give your e-waste
to “Bhangarwala”. Give it
to the recycler
