PPT ON MANAGEMENT OF

E- WASTEMADE BY

NAME- SAGARCLASS- 10

ROLL NO:- 23

What is Electronic Waste?It is the term used to describe old, end-of-life or discarded appliances using electricity and battery.

Electronic Equipment's

Computers

Treadmills

Laptops Telephone

Air Condition

er

PrintersDrill Machines

Irons

MobilePhones

How these become E-Waste?

Changes and Advancement in technology Changes in fashion, style, and status Changing configuration Attractive offers from manufacturers Small life of equipment's

Generators of E-Waste

Small business and House hold.Large businesses,Institutions and Government offices.Equipment manufacturers.

Some examples of E-Waste Cell phone upgrades. Digital TV Conversion. Software upgrades. Disposable printers.

Source of e-wastes

Constituent Health effects

printed circuit boards, computer monitors

Lead (PB) •Damage to nervous system and kidney•Affects brain development of children.

Chip resistors and semiconductors

Cadmium (CD) •Accumulates in kidney and liver. •Causes neural damage.

Hazardous materials

Relays and switches, printed circuit boards

Mercury (Hg) Chronic damage to the brain. Respiratory and skin disorders

Motherboard Beryllium (Be) lung cancer

Front panel of CRTs.

Barium (Ba) Muscle weakness; Damage to heart, liver and spleen

Valuable materials

Source of e-wastes

Constituent Uses

Cable, Housing Plastics Insulation

Funnel glass in CRTs, PWB

Lead, gold Metal joining, Connectivity

Housing, PWB, CRT

Mercury, Zinc Batteries, switches

Housing, CRT, PWB, connectors

Aluminum, SilverCopper, iron

Good Conductivity

Methods Recycle Landfill Incineration

E-Waste Disposal

E-Waste Recycling

Definition

Recycling is defined as the assembling, developing, promoting, or buying of new products, which are prepared from waste materials.

Advantages & Disadvantages

Land filling

Definition:-Land fill is also known as dump, is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment.

Advantages & Disadvantages

Incineration

 It is a controlled and complete combustion process, in which the waste material is burned in specially designed incinerators at a high temperature.

Definition:-

Advantages & Disadvantages

Management Of E-waste

Due to advancement in techniques the old instruments are becoming outdated.

This necessitates implemental management measures.

India as a developing country needs simpler, low cost technology for proper management of E-waste.

In industries management of e-waste should begin at the point of generation.

Waste minimization in industries involves adopting:

1. inventory management,

2. production-process modification,

3. volume reduction,

4. Recovery and reuse.

What should be done?

Proper laws and policies should be made

Awareness among consumers and manufacturers

Recycling should be preferred Products should be made

recyclable Make usage of recycled products do not throw away old

equipment's