Ewaste awareness session

1. Reboot the earth
All you need to know about Goa’s
E-waste Troubles.
PS: Solutions included!
JCI Sanquelim– 8th September 2021
Ashley Delaney
9823118321
ashley@grouptenplus.com
www.grouptenplus.com

2. Many types of waste
Municipal waste
Medical waste
E-waste
Industrial
waste

3. Whats th
e
difference?
They are bot
h
trashed

4. It is a point of concern considering that many
components of such equipment are considered toxic
and are not biodegradable.

5. What is E-waste?
According to the e-waste (M&H)
Rules 2016.
‘e-waste’ is defined as “waste
electrical and electronic
equipment, whole or in part or
rejects from their manufacturing
and repair process, which are
intended to be discarded”

6. Why do we need to recycle E-waste?
Source for Metals: Less energy intensive
and cheaper source for base and precious
metals. Lowers the carbon footprint.
Sustainable: As the demand for metals is
growing recycling would play a major part in
ensuring sustainable development.

7. Limited availability of metals
Limited life of virgin resources is an important catalyst for recycling
Limited life of virgin resources is an
important catalyst for recyclin
g
►Conservation of natural resources is now
widely considered a critical goal
.
►Recycling certain metals is absolutely
essential as rising demand could completely
exhaust the world’s supply of these precious
and rare earths within the foreseeable future.
For instance, Copper is expected to last for
only 61 years at the current rate of
consumption.
Supply risks of technology minerals*
*Technology minerals include rare earths, antimony, beryllium,
cobalt, tantalum, indium, etc. that are consumed by the high-tech
industr
y
Source: EY Report “Material risk: Access to technology minerals”

8. Interesting Facts - 5,000 Olympic and
Paralympic gold, silver, and bronze medals made
from 80,000 tonnes of recycling electronics.
32 KG of
GOLD
3500 KG of
silver
2200 KG of
Bronze

9. India generates close to
3,000,000 tons e-waste p.a.
Expected to touch 34million ton by end 2021

10. Cable Burning in Open
Circuit Board Open Burning Acid Stripping
• Scrap Dealers from Delhi
• As hazardous waste
• Incineration at Taloja
• Stored at premises
2010 < Ewaste disposal

11. 5% vs 97% - Is this recycling?
Circuit Board Open Burning Cable Burning in Open
Acid Stripping CRT Cracking & Dumping

12. 0
2.5
5
7.5
10
Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4
Column 1
Column 2
Health Hazards
Exposure can cause lung cancer and chronic
Beryllium disease. Symptoms of chronic
beryllium disease include: breathing difficulties,
coughing, chest pain and general weakness.
Exposure through ingestion or inhalation can
cause central nervous system damage and
kidney damage.
Long-term exposure may cause lung cancer,
nerve damage and various skin diseases. Arsine
gas (AsH3), used in tech manufacturing, is the
most toxic form of arsenic.
Long-term exposure to cadmium can cause
kidney damage and damage to bone density.
Cadmium is also a known carcinogen.
Exposure can cause lung cancer and
chronic Beryllium disease. Symptoms of
chronic beryllium disease include:
breathing difficulties, coughing, chest
pain and general weakness.
Exposure can cause lung cancer and
chronic Beryllium disease. Symptoms of
chronic beryllium disease include:
breathing difficulties, coughing, chest
pain and general weakness.
Exposure can cause lung cancer and
chronic Beryllium disease. Symptoms of
chronic beryllium disease include:
breathing difficulties, coughing, chest
pain and general weakness.
Beryllium
Mercury
Arsenic
Cadmium
Lead
Barium
Polychorinated Biphenyls
(PCBs)

13. A Threat?
Water Pollution – Contains
heavy metals
95% of Ewaste lands up in the Informal sector treated badly!!
Air Pollution – We breath Carcinogens

14. We are Responsible for deaths!
We give our E waste to Scrap Dealer.
where it is treated in an
environmentally unfriendly
manner
If not recycled properly, each electronic gadget
used by us leads to increase in the Ewaste generated in India
And can cause harm.
It reaches informal sector

15. We have to accept that we DO have a
problem
BUT, it remains a problem until WE deal
with it.

16. http://www.facebook.com/ewastegoa

17. Modern Roorkee Recycling Plant
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18. E-waste Management and
Handling Rules 2016
➢
Covers everyone right from manufacturer to end
consumer to recycler.
➢ E-waste to be recycled compulsory and
through authorised recyclers only
.
➢
Presence of 3 recyclers in the
state.

19. How does the law affect common
man?
Dealers of electronic equipment need to give their e-waste
for recycling. Just 4 computer dealers give – not happening in
Goa
Everyone Has to give the e-waste only to authorized recyclers
Consumer to ensure that he/she has to give it back – no
scrapyard dumping or selling to kabbadiwallas
EPR (extended Producer responsibility) made mandatory. -
give for recycling

20. Do you know what this means?

21. Hazardeous / Non Hazardeous
●Tubelights / CF
L
●Ink cartridge
s
●Toner
s
●Ribbon cartridge
s
●All batteries (pen cell,
watch etc)
●All IT related items like
computers, et
c
●Mobiles, wires, usb
drives, EPABX,
headphones etc
.
●TV's, refrigerators,
AC's, Microwave

22. How do we manage Ewaste at the
workplace?
Undertake E-waste accounting. If it's not
measured, it cannot be managed. There should
be a tracking system for the e-waste being
generated in the organization
.
Educate even the smallest – the organisation
is as strong as its weakest link!

23. Why Local Scrap Dealers Pay for E-
waste, and is it Really Worth It?
➢ Hazardous Recycling Process
➢ Unsafe Disposal of Residual Components
➢ No Investment in Infrastructure or Safety Equipment
➢ Child Labour
➢ Unregulated Operations
➢Untaxed Establishments
➢ Little or no overheads like
➢rent etc....

24. Our efforts are incomplete until YOU
give it the strength it needs
➢ Conduct awareness
campaigns in locality, colleges
➢ Conduct E-waste collection
drives
➢ Educate shopkeepers and
electronic dealers
➢ Stop dumping e-waste at
scrapyards, even for a fee
➢ Recycle E-waste responsibly
to an authorized recycler.

25. So can we do something?

26. Q 1) Which year did Ewaste Rules come into effect?
Ans: May 2012
Q 2 ) How much of Ewaste is recycled by informal sector in India?
Ans: 95%
Q3 ) Which year / month did Goa gets its Ewaste Solution?
Ans: 10/10/10 – 10th October 2010

27. Que 5) What is known as India’s Ewaste recycling capital?
Ans: Moradabad.
Que 6 ) How many types of Hazardous ewaste are there ?
Ans: 5 – Tubelights / CFL / Ink cartridges, Toners / Battries
Que 7 ) What component of LCD monitors is in short supply?
Ans: Indium – Worldwide production in 2007 was 475 tonnes per year from mining
and a further 650 tonnes per year from recycling. - source wikipedia

28. Thank You
Ashley Delaney
9823118321
ashley@grouptenplus.com
www.grouptenplus.com
www.facebook.com/ewastegoa