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E-waste Management (Effects (Developed countries dumping their e-waste…
E-waste Management
Effects
Developed countries dumping their e-waste onto developing countries
Lack of proper disposal strategies due to looser laws and inaccessible technology
Toxic pollutants dumped in landfills/oceans without treatment
Serious diseases caused by mishandling of waste and illegal recovery of precious metals
risks to environmental and human health
toxicants leached into the ambient environment during e-waste disposal
Causes
Volume rise
economic/population growth
ownership of electronics rapidly increasing
technological innovation
early obsolescence at about 2 years
Human Mentality
people tend to substitute their older materials with the newer ones
Difficult disposal of
various Toxicants
potential environmental contaminants (Pb, Sb, Hg, Cd, Ni, PBDEs, PCBs).
High cost of proper disposal of e-waste
Many layers that are used in creation of electronics are expensive to separate and then appropriately dispose off
Solutions
effective
reprocessing technology
recover valuable materials
Extending life of electronics
Reusing second hand-electronics for production of new devices
international treaties
ban the international trade of e-waste
Stricter laws on regulation of e-waste management for producers and countries alike
Innovative technology
Bioleaching
Extraction