E-waste poses a growing challenge as more electronics are produced and become obsolete each year. Primitive disposal methods like open burning of e-waste release toxic substances that harm human health and the environment. Proper e-waste management requires modern recycling technologies and regulations and policies like extended producer responsibility. Both individuals and organizations have a role to play - individuals can reduce consumption and dispose of e-waste properly, while policy changes and investments in recycling infrastructure are needed to deal with this issue at a larger scale.

1. E-WASTE
HAZARD:
THE
IMPENDING
CHALLENGE
Prepared by: Nikki Rose D. Dapanas
BSES-IV

2. What is E-waste?...
•Anything that has a
wire, a plug, a
battery or runs on
electricity, that you
probably aren’t going
to use ever again.
(ATTERO, 2014)

3. What is E-waste?...

4. E-waste as a Problem...
• We need Goodwill
not Landfill. With
mounds and
heaps of e-waste
turning landfills
into mountain
ranges, junkie
jumping might
well be a future
sport.

5. The E-waste centre of Agbogbloshie, Ghana, where
electronic waste is burnt and disassembled with no
safety or environmental considerations.

6. Waste Management Practices…
• Conventional (primitive)
Techniques
• Modern (Clean) Technologies

7. • Unsafe and wasteful method.
• Practice in developing countries
• Lack of health and environmental
standards
• Cheaper
–Landfills, open-air
burning, incineration
Conventional (Primitive)
Techniques

8. Modern (Clean) Technologies
• Cleaner recycling technologies w/
higher environmental and
occupational safety standards
• Cost-effective processing of bulk
electronic waste
–Sorting, Concentrating,
Refining

9. Health and Environmental
Impacts

10. TOXIC SUBSTANCES in
E-WASTE…
Material Toxicity
Arsenic Skin diseases, lung cancer, decreased
nerve conduction velocity
Barium Brain swelling, muscle weakness,
damage to heart, liver and spleen.
Beryllium Lung cancer (beryllicosis), skin disease
BFRs Severe hormonal disorders
Cadmium Lung cancer, kidney damage,
pulmonary emphysema and bone
diseases.
CFCs Skin cancer, deleterious to ozone layer
Chromium(VI) Irritating to eyes, skin and mucous
membranes, DNA damage

11. TOXIC SUBSTANCES in
E-WASTE…
Material Toxicity
Dioxins* Impairment of the immune system
(PCDD, PCDF)
Lead Vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, coma,
even death.
Mercury Brain and liver damage if ingested or
inhaled.
PCB Cause cancer, damage to immune
system, reproductive system, nervous
system, endocrine system etc.
PVC* (on combustion) respiratory problems.
Selenium Hair loss, nail brittleness, and
neurological abnormalities

12. Existing Legislations and
Policies…
The Basel Convention or The Basel
Ban Ammendment of 1995
Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR)
Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) and Reduction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

13. [ Republic Act No. 9003 ]
• Act providing for :
–ecological solid waste management
program
–creating the necessary institutional
mechanisms and incentives
–declaring certain acts prohibited
–providing penalties, appropriating
funds therefor, and for other
purposes.

14. • Locally Generated E-Waste
• Foreign Generated E-Waste
–2005: approx. 2.7 Million units of
TV, Refrigerators, Air
Conditioners, Washing machines
and radios are obsolete
E-Waste in Philippine Setting...

15. A Challenge to Take…
• Philippines become e-waste
processors for foreign e-waste
• 2020 – 12.3 M metric tons of e-
waste will be produced = 6 Payatas
dumpsites; enough to pack the
Araneta Coliseum 32 TIMES!
• 2003 – 12, 000 scavengers relied on
landfills

17. E-Waste as
Commodity

18. E-Waste as an
OPPORTUNITY..
E-waste can be seen as a
potent resource waiting for
technology to find a way to
convert millions of tonnes into
reusable, recycled energy.

19. Recommendation
For ACTION...

20. WHAT CAN
ORGANIZATIONS
DO?

21. Public Awareness : Eco-
labelling

22. Ratification of the Basel
Ban Ammendment

23. Take Back Policy and
Livelihood Assistance

24. • Necessary
legislation and
strict regulatory
actions

25. WHAT CAN
INDIVIDUALS
DO?

26. Consumer Research

27. Buy Energy-Efficient Electronic
Products

28. 3 Rs...
• Reduce: what you do need
• Reuse: what you can't reduce
• Recycle: what you can't reuse

29. Learn, Share & Act
• Learn more about the health effects of
e-waste and practical ways to protect
health now and into the future.
• Share this information with family,
friends and colleagues.
• Take action both to adapt to current
health threats and prevent future
changes.

30. CONCLUSION...
• Rapid technology change and low initial
cost have resulted in a fast-growing e-
waste problem.
• Legislation, regulatory action and
public awareness can Help.
• Adoption of modern recycling
technologies can help transform the
problem into a multi-million opportunity.
• Philippines is not equipped yet to face
this Challenge

31. We are all part of
the SOLUTION.
Not of the
PROBLEM.

32. References...
• Pirzada, M.D. and F.N. Pirzada. 2013. E-Waste:
An Impending Challenge. Pakistan Institute of
Nuclear Science & Technology, P.O. Nilore,
Islamabad, Pakistan
• Rode, S. 2012. E-WASTE MANAGEMENT IN
MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION:
CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban
Management Volume 7 Issue 2

33. References...
• Sthiannopkao S, Wong MH. (2012) Handling e-
waste in developed and developing countries:
Initiatives, practices, and consequences. Sci
Total Environ. China
• ATTERO Electronics Asset Management
Company. 2014. What is E-Waste: Electronic
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34. References...
• Gutierrez, R. and A. Gabrielle. 2011. The
Vanishing E-Waste of the Philippines. A
report of Ban Toxics. June 2011.
University of Cebu. Philippines
• SAÑEZ, G.R. 2012 International Workshop on
Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment. “E-Waste Management Issues in
the Philippines”. 2012. Howard Civil Service
International House. Taipei, Taiwan.
Environmental Management Bureau

35. Thank You...God Bless...
Nikki Rose D. Dapanas
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science IV

Turn off the Toxic Tap