Network eWaste : Community role to manage end of life Product

1. Network eWaste : Community role to manage
end of life Product

2. Who We are : EC Member
Sumon Ahmed
Sabir
Dr. Md. Mostofa
Akbar
Hasin Jahan
Md. Munir
Hasan
K.M.
Tariquzzaman
Md Shahedul
Alam
Tanveer Ehsanur
Rahman
MD MAHFUZUR
RAHMAN
Kazi Khairul
Bashar
Md Dilir Hossain
Mollah
Maksudur
Rahman
Mohammad
Rashidul Huq
Akter Ul Alam
CTO, FHL
CSE
Professor,
BUET
Country
Head,
WaterAid
Cofounder,
Cornerstone
CTO, SCL
Professor,
NSU
CTO,
Novotel
CEO,
Heptatech VP, IEB CIOO, FHL
COO,
Heptatech
Telecom
Professional
RMG
Professional
Appropriate recycling of eWaste
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3. Point of
Discussion :
eWaste
1. What is eWaste ?
2. Why is it a concern
for Environment and
Human ?
3. What is happening
to discarded eWaste,
where these goes?
4. Benefiter and
Citizens’ role to
improve?
5. Potential of
eWaste in a Circular
economy and driving
for formal industry ?
6. How ewaste will
impact SDGs? Time
to wait further ?
7. Your can help for
formal ewaste
industry
development
• Environmental Impact
• Citizens’ Role and Producer Role
• Challenges for safe and formal recycling
Appropriate recycling of eWaste

4. What is eWaste ?
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WEEE Society Bangladesh
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Consumer, ICT,
Industries) once discarded by its owner due to end of life,
replaced due to new technology, faulty/not repairable is
termed as ewaste (Step Initiative 2014).
• eWaste is strongly linked with economic development, level
of affordability, urbanization and mobility
• Each product has different material content, is disposed of
and recycled in differently ways.

5. Why is a
concern for
Environment
and Human ?
E-waste is categorized as hazardous waste due to the presence of toxic
materials such as mercury, lead and brominated flame retardants
(BFR),CFCs,HCFCs are considered as hazardous waste according to the
Basel Convention.
The increasing levels of e-waste, low collection rates, and non-
environmentally sound disposal and treatment of this waste stream
pose significant risks to the environment and to human health.
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Occupational Hazards
•Inhaling fumes from burning wires/circuit boards and cooking material
•Pregnant women working as recyclers – exposure of fetuses
•Ingesting contaminated dust on surfaces - Playing with dismantled electronics
•Children and adolescents working in collection, dismantling, and recycling
Environmental Hazards
•Dumping acid used to remove precious metal like gold into soil & cannel/rivers
•Leaching of substances from landfills or stored electronics - Particulate matter, dioxins, furans from dismantling electronics
•Contaminants entering the water system and food system through livestock, fish, and crops
Appropriate recycling of eWaste

6. What is
happening to
discarded
eWaste, end of
life cycle?
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Society, Bangladesh
• Repair
• Reuse/resale
• Collection
• Aggregation
• Sorting
• Refining
• Shops
• Household
• Businesses
• 69 earth
elements from
periodic table
Production
and Trade
Market
entry
Use Phase
eWaste
Generated
I. Formally collection – National eWaste legislation
II. ewaste in waste bin
III. Collection outside formal systems – developed waste management
infra
IV. Collection outside formal systems – no developed waste
management infra
Challenging
part : way of
collection
<20%
>80%
Formally
Recycled
Informally
Recycled*
*Dumped in nature

7. Potential of eWaste in a Circular economy
Higher consumption
rates of EEE
Short life cycles Few repair options
58 MT
World-2021
22950
Ton
Bangladesh/Year*
62+ton/day
World EU Oceania America Asia Aftica
Bangladesh
*
Ewaste per capita,kg 7.3 16.2 16.1 13.3 5.6 2.5 1.3
Formally Recycle,kg 1.26 6.89 1.42 1.25 0.66 0.02 0.00
Formally Recycle, % 17.3% 42.5% 8.8% 9.4% 11.7% 0.9% 0.1%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
kg
Ewaste : Generation vs Recycle (2019 data)s
• eWaste content precious material and critical raw material
• 17.3% formally recycled ewaste financial value 11B$
• Around 27MT material contributed circular economy
• Fate of 82.7% e-waste is uncertain
• Cross-boarder export/2nd hand use 7%-20%
• The majority of undocumented domestic and commercial e-waste
is probably mixed with other waste streams and informally
recycled
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Bangladesh :1.4kg/person,170M
Formally
Recycled
eWaste
Generated
24M$
61B$
11B$
Bangladesh eWaste Management Society (BEMS)
Appropriate recycling of eWaste

8. Benefiter and
Citizens’ role to
improve?
• Entire society: the first model looks to set upfront fees to be paid
by the producer when the product is placed on the market.
• Consumers: secondly, there is the model that makes the person
or entity responsible for disposing the e-waste financially liable
for the cost of the collection and recycling.
• Producers: the third type uses a market share approach to
financing, seeking to recoup all the actual operational costs of
running the collection system.
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Consumer Segment
•PCs – laptop/desktop, Mobile phone, Tab, TV, Audio and video devices, HH electronics, Fridge , Washing m/c etc
•Consumer items Producer and distributors
Corporate Segment
•MNOs, ISPs/BTRC licenses, IT & Telecom Vendors
•Multinational Companies/Local Companies
•Banks and Financial Institutes
•Public Sector all Ministries/Dept etc
•DESA, DESCO, PGCB, REB etc
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Three generic financing models, or stakeholder groups, that have potential,
individual, or shared responsibility for end-of-life eWaste*

9. How ewaste will
impact SDGs?
Time to wait
further?
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GOAL 03 GOOD
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING
1
GOAL 06 CLEAN WATER
AND SANITATION
2
GOAL 11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES
AND COMMUNITIES
>>TARGET 11.6 REDUCE PER
CAPITA ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
3
GOAL 12 RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION AND
PRODUCTION >> TARGET
12.4 WASTE MANAGEMENT
& 12.5 REDUCE WASTE
GENERATION
4
GOAL 14 LIFE BELOW
WATER
5
GOAL 8 DECENT WORK
AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH
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Bangladesh eWaste Management Society (BEMS)
• In September 2015, the United Nations and all member states adopted the
ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and identified 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)and 169 targets for ending poverty,
protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for all over a 15-year span.
• Increasing levels of e-waste, improper and unsafe treatment, and disposal
through incineration or in landfills pose significant challenges to the
environment, human health, and to the achievement of the SGDs.
Ref. 1. The Global E-waste Monitor 2019, Quantities, Flows, and
Resources
Authored by Baldé, C. P., Forti, V., Gray, V., Kuehr, R., Stegmann, P.
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10. Our Role : Be
part of this
drive
I. Awareness development on environment - Professional and Public
II. Establish a clear legal framework for e-waste collection and
recycling.
III. Introduce extended producer responsibility to ensure producers
finance the collection and recycling of e-waste.
IV. Your participation of this WEEE Society
I. Your Organizational Membership
II. Volunteers and Organizer
*StEP Guideline
WEEE Society, Bangladesh
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11. There are so many factors that play a role in making the electronics sector resource efficient and circular. But one
thing stands out: as long as citizens don’t return their used, broken gear to officially recognized collection points,
or sell it on, or donate it to charity, we will need to continue mining the materials, which is much more damaging
for the environment.
Pascal Leroy, Director General, WEEE Forum
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12. Thanks

13. References
• International Weee Forum website
• ITU Reports on ewaste
• UNU
• StEP research paper