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"Why proper handling and management of e-waste :-
The electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) have valuable materials and hazardous/toxics substances in their components. The
electronic products and electrical equipment after their useful life may not cause any harm if it is stored safely in households/stores.
However, if the E-waste is opened-up and attempts are made for retrieval of useful components or material in an
manner or if
the material is disposed in open, then it may cause health risks and damage to environment. E-waste can be considered as a resource
that contains useful material of economic
for recovery of plastics, iron, glass, aluminum, copper and precious metals such as
silver, gold, platinum, and palladium and lead, cadmium, mercury etc. However, at the same time presence of heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg,
Pb etc.) and other toxic substances such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), etched chemicals, etc. may pose risk to health and
environment during handling and recovery operations. E-waste is a problem of increasing proportions especially when crude methods
are adopted for recovery of useful components from E-waste.
Thus, there is a need to encourage OUR SELF for recycling of all useful and valuable material from e-waste so as to conserve the ever
depleting natural resources. Electronic component are increasingly made from recycled materials, for example for making new LCDs,
more than 50% of indium is sourced by recycling used LCDs. The E-waste thus presents a scenario of urban mining for recovery of
ferrous/non-ferrous/ rare earth metal and precious metal in addition to plastics and glass. However, presence of hazardous and toxic
substances in the component of
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e-waste necessitates environmentally sound management of e-waste including collection and
recycling/treatment in an environmentally sound manner.
"Management and Effect on sustainable future:-
Sustainable development as
by Brundtland Commission is “development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
The e-waste since a long time had been seen as an easy and cheapest source of metals. However due to lack of proper consideration for
such source of metals as well as proper methods of recycling in India, we sent our e-waste to the improper channel/scrap vendor and
thereby participated in degrading the environment. Moreover, through this improper method of extraction of metals we till date had wasted
approximately 40% of the precious metals and simultaneously caused damage to our environment. If we opt the proper way to extract
metals through proper channel of recycling then we can achieve approximately 90% of extraction rate of our metals as well as a better way
to save our environment. However, if today while selling off our material to improper channel we will not think about our sustainable future
then it is for sure that the coming generations will be facing crisis of the metals.
Customer responsibility
a) consumers shall ensure that there end of life product/e-waste is channelized through collection center or dealer of authorized
producer or dismantler or recycler or through the designated take back serviceprovider of the producer to authorized dismantler or
recycler;
b) consumers shall ensure that such end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment are not admixed with e-waste containing
radioactive material;
Electronic Waste Recycling:
Do’s
Handover/Donate/Give the discarded Electronic Equipment’s only at the authorized collection centers.
Drop the discarded Electronic Equipment’s 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 Equipment still work or can be repaired then consider donating them.
To minimize our impact on the earth and to protect the environment for future generations return your discarded Electronic
Equipment’s here for safe recycling :
Don’ ts
Don’t dump the discarded Electronic
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Equipment’s 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 Equipment’s in household bins or Municipal Bins.
Don’t sell or give your discarded Electronic Equipment’s to any Trash Dealer or Kabadiwala/unauthorized vendor.
Don't try to open up the product by yourself for repair or other purposes.
Don't mix the electronic waste into household waste stream.
Don't keep any replaced spare part(s) from the product in exposed area. Always handover such article to service personal so that
same can be recycled.
Haier Appliances (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Building No. 1, Okhla Industrial Estate,
Phase III, New Delhi -110020
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