ENGLISH PROJECTTOPIC :- E-WASTE

STUDENT NAME ROLL NO.

ABHISHEK CHOUDHARY 1347

AKSHAY JAWLA 1351

CHIRAG MIGLANI 1358

ASHISH PANDEY 1366

ABHISHEK KUMAR 1368

VAIBHAV GUPTA 1386

GAURAV KUMAR 1496

ASHWANI KUMAR YADAV

1503

GROUP MEMBERS

What is E- waste ?

• There is no generally accepted definition of e-waste.

• Unwanted obsolete, or unusable electronic products such as computers, computer peripherals, televisions, VCRs, DVD Players, stereo equipment, hand cell phones are commonly referred to as ‘electronic waste’

What is the sources of e-waste?

• IT and Telecom Equipments• Large Household Appliances• Small Household Appliances• Consumer & Lighting Equipments • Electrical & Electronic Tools• Toys, Leisure & Sports Equipment• Medical Devices• Monitoring & Control Instruments

Electronic waste

Dynamics of E-waste Generation

• PC sales were over 7.3 million units during 2007-08, growing by 16 percent .

• The consumer electronics market is growing at the rate of 13-15 percent annually.

• The cellular subscriber base was up by 96.86 per cent during 2007-08.

• The total E-waste in India has been estimated to be 1,46,180 Tones per year.

Why is e-waste a problem? 1. E-Waste poses a serious threat to human health

and the environment.

Rapid technological

changes

Increasedelectronicspurchase

More E-Waste

More Hazardous materials in landfills

Increasing human

health risks

Electronics products like computers and cell phones contain a lot of different toxins.

For example, Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) contain heavy metals such as Lead, Barium and Cadmium, which can damage human nervous and respiratory system if they enter the water system.

2. Recycling of E-waste

• Recycling e-waste is important both from an environmental health perspective and increasingly, from a legal perspective.

• If e-waste is improperly disposed and is thrown into a regular landfill then there is the possibility that these toxic substances could leach into the groundwater and cause harm.

Effects of e-waste On Environment

Pollution of Ground-Water.

Acidification of soil. Air Pollution. E-Waste accounts for

40 percent of the lead and 75 percent of the heavy metals found in landfills.

On Human Health DNA damage. Lung Cancer. Damage to heart, liver

and spleen. Chronic damage to the

brain. Asthmatic bronchitis.

E-waste Management

The major components of E-waste Management are - • E-waste collection, sorting and

transportation.• E-waste recycling.• E-waste disposal system

In industries management of e-waste should begin at the point of generation. Waste minimization in industries involves following processes :

•Inventory management :- By reducing both the quantity of hazardous materials used in the process and the amount of excess raw materials in stock, the quantity of waste generated can be reduced.

•Production-process modification :-Changes can be made in the production process, which will reduce waste generation. This reduction can be accomplished by changing the materials used to make the product.

•Volume reduction :- Volume reduction includes those techniques that remove the hazardous portion of a waste from a non-hazardous portion. These techniques are usually to reduce the volume, and thus the cost of disposing of a waste material.

•Recovery, Recycle & Reuse :- separation and collection of materials for processing and remanufacturing into new products, and the use of the products to complete the cycle

Avenues for Disposing E-waste

LandfillsBurying of waste in the ground and covering

with soil

IncinerationConversion of waste to carbon-dioxide,

water vapor & ash via burning

Benefits of Recycling E-waste

• Asset Recovery

• Reduction of need for Landfills

• Reduction of Junks and Clutters

• Resale and Reuse

• Creation of Jobs

Recycling in India followed by

Formal recyclers• 5% of 19000 MT e-waste

recycled by formal recyclers.• This is due to lack of

networking and in improper collection of e-waste.

• They use proper technique of recycling.

• Eg. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), HCL etc.

Informal recyclers• Rest of 95% e-waste recycled

by informal recyclers.• In informal recycling waste

components which does not have any resale or reuse value are openly burnt or disposed off in open dumps.

• Eg. kawaries (rag pickers), scrap dealers, whole sellers etc

Recycling organization in India

• E-Parisaraa Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka.

• Attero Recycling Pvt. Ltd., Roorkee, Uttarakhand.

• Eco Recycling Pvt. Ltd., Andheri(East), Mumbai.

• K. G. Nandini, near Bangalore, Karnataka.

• Trishyiraya Recycling India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai.

• Tess Amm Ltd., Chennai.

Initiative taken by Government

• To reduce informal recycling government has taken following steps :-

• Several projects on electronic waste management has been organized by CPCB.

• Demonstration projects have also been set up by DIT at the Indian Telephone Industries.

• Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post consumer stage.

• Indo-German-Swiss e-waste initiative has been taken in 2004.

legislation:-

• The hazardous waste (management and handling) rules, 1998 as amended in 2008.

• Municipal solid waste management and handling rules for non-toxic content.

• The Environment Protection Act - Biomedical Wastes (M&H) Rules 1998, Batteries (M&H) Rules 2001, etc.

Things are looking quite easyBut still there is many problem

regarding to dispose e-waste……..

For discussing problems we have done a survey on E-waste

Data analysis of survey Q.1 Do you know about e- waste( electronic

waste)?

YES

NO

32.5%

67.5%

Q.2 which electronic gadget do you use most frequently?

Refrigerator

A.C

T.V/Computer

Any other

20%

20%

30%

30%

Q.3 what type of e-waste you generally have in your house?

RECYCLABLE

NON-RECYCLABLE

BOTH

15%70%

15%

Q.4 Do you dispose it off properly or give it to recycling units?

YES

NO

SOMETIMES50%

17.5%

32.5%

Q.5 Do you buy energy star rated electronic products?

YES NO

SOMETIMES40%

37.5%22.5%

Q.6 In your opinion, Is e-waste is affecting our environment severely?

VERY MUCH

SOMEWHAT

NO EFFECT

30%

7.5%

62.5%

Q.7 Do you ever suggest people around you to dispose e-waste properly?

ALWAYS

SOMETIMES

NEVER

32.5%

42.5%

25%

Q.8 Do you think lack of remedial measures by govt. is cause of increasing e-waste?

YES NO75%

25%

Q.9 What in your opinion is the best step which we, college students can take to reduce

e-waste?

DO WORKSHOPS

JOIN NGO's

CREATE AWARENESS ONLINE

ADVERTISE BY POSTERS,BANNERS

35%

12.5%

27.5%

25%

Q.10 Do you think that product manufacturing companies should take adequate steps to

improve their technology & make it safe for environment thus reducing e-waste?

YES NO

90%

10%

From our survey we can conclude that there should be some

responsibilities and role of citizens and industries

Responsibility and Role of citizens

• By increasing awareness among people about E-waste.

• Try to use recyclable products rather than non-recyclable & give its wastage properly to the recycling units.

• Buy energy star rating products.• Suggest people to dispose E-waste correctly.• On doing workshops we can aware people

about e-waste and their disposal.

Responsibility and Role of Industries

• Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers should undertake the responsibility of recycling/disposal of their own products.

• Manufacturers must be responsible for educating consumers regarding the potential threat posed by their products.

• Companies should adopt Waste Minimizing Techniques.

conclusion• Solid waste management becoming more

complicated by the invasion of e-waste.

• For recycling of e-waste, we should have encouraged government and recycling centers.

• We should have aware about e-waste.

Bibliography

• Wikipedia, Slidehare.net, Google images, www.step-initative.org, survey project on e-waste of Delhi.

• Survey data of our project

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