Handling Electronic Waste - Inputs Needed
Dear all:
Some of our circle members and recently Mr. Hariom Dubey have raised the issue of Electronic Waste. This is a growing concern and as India becomes more digitally connected, electronic waste will rapidly grow as well.
With this post, we would like to seek your inputs on what needs to be done to effectively handle Electronic Waste. Please give your inputs on policy, rules, standards, execution, accountability and disposal.
Our objective would be to look at everything and develop a robust model to effectively handle electronic waste.
We look forward to your inputs!
Swachh Bharat Mission more
Some of our circle members and recently Mr. Hariom Dubey have raised the issue of Electronic Waste. This is a growing concern and as India becomes more digitally connected, electronic waste will rapidly grow as well.
With this post, we would like to seek your inputs on what needs to be done to effectively handle Electronic Waste. Please give your inputs on policy, rules, standards, execution, accountability and disposal.
Our objective would be to look at everything and develop a robust model to effectively handle electronic waste.
We look forward to your inputs!
Swachh Bharat Mission more
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For E-waste, there should be separate collection system other than the regular system of municipality workers or kabadiwallas. Collection centers shall be assigned for the same in all localities and people shall be informed about the same, so that they themselves take initiative and drop the E-waste there. This waste can be further recycled. more
Jun 04
Above is really a good idea for reuse of old and useless electronic waste. Hazardous/ toxic waste – Recycling: Reuse, recycle and reclaim are ways of managing hazardous waste. Vast scope exist to encash Swachh bharat Abhiyan and Make in India seeking huge participation by the private ventures in developing globally competitive technologies: Certain household products like fluorescent bulbs, plastics, TVs and other electronic items are collected by kabadiwalas, who don’t have any idea about how to dispose of the e-waste in a safe manner. Items not fetching good price are therefore found strewn everywhere posing a risk to public. Metals such as lead, hard plastics, chromium, mercury, beryllium and cadmium used in various kinds of electronic gadgets, if dumped unused, can cause diseases such as renal failure, bronchitis, nervous, digestive and immune system including lungs failure and joint pain. Care to be exercised in proper handling, treatment and disposal by providing suitable guidance to the kabadiwalas for carrying sorted materials to different Recycling Centres. Incentives need to be devised to empower and motivate the producers and consumers of goods that generate hazardous wastes to device innovative solutions in recycling. In addition, Rag pickers are normally seen poking through rubbish piles acting as an informal recycling organisation piles in every Indian city. Working long days and carrying large sacks, they pluck plastic, paper, and metal from alley litter piles, overflowing curb side bins, regional collection hubs, and dumps. more
Jun 04
Please Look in the below link.We can handle Electronic waste easily. http://www.gizmag.com/thinkertoys-educational-toys-ewaste/21960/ more
May 26
The manufacturer of the electronic products should take back the damaged one by paying certain amount to the owner of the product. Another idea is Govt. can declare a month or week as Return of Damaged Electronic goods to a particular collecting body like the Municipality which will be popularised through advertising and awareness campaign. more
May 26
I believe there will be hardly any solutions to this problem because these are man generated and will remain with man till the eternity. Electronic waste is going to occupy the space on earth and piling up will go that an extent that no space will be left for human habitation. more
May 26
