The Do's of Electronic Waste Recycling:
•
Give the discarded Electronic Equipments only at the authorized collection centers so that
the same can be properly recycled
• Drop the discarded Electronic Equipments only in the bins meant for the Electronic Waste
• Ask the retailer about the Take Back schemes
• Consult the authorized service center as to whether the Electronic Equipment can be
repaired or not, before discarding the same
• Tell your neighbors and other persons about the hazards of improper disposal or handling
or improper recycling of the Electronic Waste
• If the unwanted Electronic Equipments still work or can be repaired then consider
donating the
The Don'ts of Electronic Waste Recycling:
•
Don't dump the discarded Electronic Equipments in open or in any Land Fill Site as the
same will result in contaminating the Soil and the ground water
• Don't dispose of the discarded Electronic Equipments in household bins or Municipal Bins
• Don't sell or give your discarded Electronic Equipments to any Trash Dealer or Kabadiwala
• Recycling Electronic Equipments helps to save natural finite resources and also reduces
the environmental and health risks associated with improper handling/disposing the
Electronic Waste
• To minimize our impact on the earth and to protect the environment for future generations
return your discarded Electronic Equipments here for safe recycling:
Contact for further information:
Haier Appliances (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Building -1, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase III,
New Delhi -110020
or Call us at
Toll Free No. (24X7): 1800-200-9999
Electronic equipments contain many hazardous metallic contaminants such as
lead, cadmium, and beryllium and brominated flame-retardants. The improper
handling and/or improper recycling of the Electronic Waste results in these
hazardous metals/substances getting released into our eco and biological
system, thereby leading to various health hazards. The Hazardous contents
in the electronic equipment include:
• Lead • Brominated Flame Retardants • Chromium • Mercury
• Beryllium • Cadmium • Barium • Carbon Black • Phosphor
HAZARDS OF IMPROPER HANDLING AND/OR IMPROPER
RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
E-Waste Toxic Components and their Damage to Human Health
E-WASTE GUIDELINE MANUAL
X
X
X
Without safe recycling, most of these toxic components will end up in
land fill - poisoning the soil and water
Barium
Nickel
Palladium
Rhodium
Silver
X
X
X
X
Cadmium
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Lithium
X
X
Kidney
Damage
Skeletal
System
Damage
Nervous/
Reproductive
System Damage
Toxic
Materials
Birth
Defects
Heart, Liver,
Lung & Spleen
Damage
Brain
Damage
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X
X
Lead
X
X
X
X
Mercury
X
X
X
X
X
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