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E-Waste Management

E-waste refers to electronic products that are discarded after reaching the end of their useful lives. It is produced in enormous quantities due to rapid technological advancement and consumerism. E-waste contains toxic components like mercury, lead, and cadmium that are dangerous to human health and the environment. When e-waste is improperly disposed of, these toxins can leach into soil and groundwater, contaminating the air and environment. Recycling electronics helps reduce environmental pollution and conserves natural resources by recovering valuable materials for reuse.

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E-Waste Management

E-waste refers to electronic products that are discarded after reaching the end of their useful lives. It is produced in enormous quantities due to rapid technological advancement and consumerism. E-waste contains toxic components like mercury, lead, and cadmium that are dangerous to human health and the environment. When e-waste is improperly disposed of, these toxins can leach into soil and groundwater, contaminating the air and environment. Recycling electronics helps reduce environmental pollution and conserves natural resources by recovering valuable materials for reuse.

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E-Waste

Muhammad Luqman Hakim bin Alawi


(F57-121-0011)
Muhammad Nuruddeen bin Roslan
(F57-121-0006)
Amirulqayyum bin Abdul Razak
(F57-121-0003
Introduction
When an electronic product is discarded after reaching
the end of its useful life, it produces "e-waste" or electronic
garbage. E-waste is produced in enormous quantities as a result of
the quick advancement of technology and our consumer-driven
culture.The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) divides
garbage into some categories, including large home appliances,
such as those for cooling and freezing,miniature home
appliances,IT hardware, such as displays,TVs among the consumer
electronics,luminaries and lamps,Toys,Tools,medical
equipment,equipment for monitoring and controlling and
automated dispensing systems.

These include re-usables (functioning and repairable electronics),


secondary raw materials, and used electronics that are intended
for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal (copper, steel,
plastic, or similar).

Because shipments of surplus electronics are commonly


mixed, the term "waste" is reserved for leftover or material that is
discarded by the buyer rather than repurposed, including residue
from reuse and recycling activities (good, recyclable, and non-
recyclable). Many proponents of public policy use the terms "e-
waste" and "e-scrap" to refer to all surplus electronics. CRTs are
regarded as one of the most difficult types to recycle.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

GROUP DISCUSSION

We are having a group discussion to determine the


topic to be chosen to write the report. Besides,
discussion also occur to discuss the contents of
the research in order to be understand thoroughly.
Via discussion, we also share information obtained
while doing individual research to make sure the
exact of information.

ONLINE RESEARCH

We use internet platform such as Google to find


exact information related to electronic waste. We
surfing the useful and trusted websites that explain
about electronic waste thoroughly. Gathering data
and information we obtained from various websites
as our reference to write the report.
FINDINGS
EFFECT OF E-WASTE

HUMAN
Electronic waste contains toxic components that are
dangerous to human health, such as mercury, lead,
cadmium, barium and lithium. The negative health
effects of these toxins on humans include brain,
heart, liver, kidney and skeletal system damage.

AIR
Contamination in the air occurs when e-waste
informally disposed by dismantling, shredding or
melting the materials, releasing dust particles or
toxins, such as dioxins, into the environment that
cause air pollution and damage respiratory health

SOIL
When improper disposal of e-waste in regular landfills
or in places where it is dumped illegally, both heavy
metals and flame retardants can seep directly from the
e-waste into the soil, causing contamination of
underlying groundwater or contamination of crops that
may be planted near by or in the area in the future
E-WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD

LANDFILLING
The most common methodology of e-waste disposal. Soil is
excavated and trenches are made for burying the e-waste in
it. An impervious liner made of clay and plastic with leachate
basin for collection and transferring the e-waste to the
treatment plant. Not the best way to dispose the e-waste as
toxic substances are released into the soil and ground water.

RECYCLE
The electronic devices can be re-utilized with the help of
recycling process. It involves dismantling of the devices,
separation of the hazardous substance and the recovery
of the precious metal can be done with the help of the
efficient, powerful e-waste recycler

ACID BATH
Involves soaking of the electronic circuits in the powerful
acid solutions that free the metal from the electronic
pathways. The recovered metal is used in manufacturing
of other products while hazardous acid waste been
released to the water sources
CONCLUSION
In today’s age, people are constantly changing their
electronic devices every year for better and faster models.
But what happens to your old devices? Are they just taking
up space in your junk drawer or worse generating more
waste in landfills that isn’t biodegradable? Here are a few
ways that electronics affect the environment.

E-waste Contains Toxic Substances


The materials used to build
these devices, testing has
shown, can poison the soil around the landfill if there’s a
lot of lead and mercury in them.

Their components are literally toxic to the environment.


Once tossed in a landfill, they’re simply being left to
leach into the earth, especially during the summer
months. When e-waste is exposed to the heat, toxic
chemicals are released into the air damaging the
atmosphere; this is one of the biggest environmental
impacts of e-waste. Those toxic materials can then seep
into the groundwater, affecting both land and sea
animals.

Electronic waste can also contribute to air pollution.


These are devices that don’t belong in the regular trash
since they contain lead, mercury, cadmium, and other
potentially harmful chemicals.
LIST OF SOURCE

how does recycling electronics help he environment

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environment/#:~:text=Recycling%20the%20e%2Dwaste%20saves,pollution%2C%20and%2
0uses%20less%20energy.

e-waste-and-its-negative-effects-on-the-environment

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environment.html

e-waste-disposal-techniques

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