Why Waste The Waste?

Prateek Shetty

Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College

V.V.Puram

What is Waste? All the materials arising from human and

animal activities that are discarded as useless or unwanted.

Tchobanoglous, Theisen, & Vigil (1993)

Waste management is the process by which products and by-products generated by human activities are collected, transported, recycled, reused and disposed.

What do we mean by waste management?

Present Methods of Present Methods of DisposalDisposal

•Landfill-Rehabilitated land in which garbage and trash have been buried.

•Incineration- Releases dioxins and furans.

•The 3 R’s. : Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

ORGANIC WASTEApproaches at homes

Composting• Anaerobic Composting: decomposition occurs where oxygen (O) is absent or in limited supply.• Aerobic Composting: Aerobic composting takes place in the presence of ample O.

City FarmingNew concept introduced by R.T.Doshi.

INORGANIC WASTEApproaches at city level

What is E-Waste?A popular, informal name for electronic and electrical

products nearing the end of their "useful life.“ Examples: Obsolete Computers, Televisions, used

batteries etc Sources

Individuals and small businessesLarge businesses, institutions and governments

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)

Why is E-Waste a Problem?

Rapid Rapid Technology Technology

ChangesChanges

IncreasedIncreased ConsumerConsumer ElectronicElectronic PurchasesPurchases

More More eWasteeWaste

MoreMore HazardousHazardous MaterialsMaterials

IncreasingIncreasingHumanHumanHealthHealthRisksRisks

The Collection SystemThe Collection System• An E-waste collection system initiated in the

participating institutions

• E-waste regularly dropped in collection bins by representatives or directly by individuals

• Waste then collected by E-Parisaraa and Saahas (an NGO) in association with WeP Peripherals Pvt. Ltd. (funding agency)

• Waste to be collected once in 2 months or whenever bin is full

The E-Waste collection Bin

Recycling Process

PCB’s FLOPPIES CDsMONITOR

ALUMINIUMEXTRACTED

STEEL, GLASS EXTRACTED

COPPER EXTRACTED

PULVERISATIONELECTRON GUN

BROKEN CRUSHING MAGNETIC TAPES

SEPERATED

UNUSABLE HAZARDOUS WASTE STORED SAFELY

TUBELIGHTS

ALUMINIUM CAPS COLLECTED

GLASS AND ALUMINIUM EXTRACTED

PLASTIC EXTRACTED

PCB’s FLOPPIES CDsMONITOR

ALUMINIUMEXTRACTED

STEEL, GLASS EXTRACTED

COPPER EXTRACTED

PULVERISATIONELECTRON GUN

BROKEN CRUSHING MAGNETIC TAPES

SEPERATED

HAZARDOUS WASTE STORED SAFELY

TUBELIGHTS

ALUMINIUM CAPS COLLECTED

GLASS AND ALUMINIUM EXTRACTED

PLASTIC EXTRACTED

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