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Background
General information
Product Life Cycle
E-waste to resource
Required Steps
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Thinking of tomorrow
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Constant innovation and technology advancement
Huge purchase of electronic equipment
 Exhaustion of earth mines
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Too little is properly discarded (most of it remains in
our homes- no proper management
We are aware of the health and environmental risks
of e-waste, e.g. Contains toxic material
So what???????
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~3 * rate of other municipal waste
0.04% -content of all waste in landfills
70% of overall toxic waste in landfills
contains valuable material-rare metal (Au, AG, Pt, Cu), plastic, glass
Developing countries- Dumping place
Inadequate management awareness
No adequate EOL strategy-especially in developing countries
No stringent laws on management
Material recovery saves >20% of production energy
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Excavation of
raw materials
(recovery of materialsrecycling)
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End of Life
(EOL)
Manufacturing
Distribution
Product Use
- Re-use
- Recycling
-Final
Disposal
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End Process
WEEE
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Collection
Preprocessing
(Recycle,
Reuse, Final
disposal)
Material
Recovery
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Excavation
of Raw
Materials
E-waste
recycling
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Recycling could be best option
Less energy (mining and processes)
o Depletion of raw materials- conserving natural
resources
o Air and water pollution- GHG
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Sustainable decisions
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Resource efficiency- environmental benefits and
innovative growth opportunity
Achievement of a balance between socio-economical
development and environmental conservation- Huge
milestones needed for effectiveness (do it well)
Stakeholder approach- (appropriate take back,
empowering informal sector etc)
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Policy and legislation-upstream and down
stream
Technology and skills-enabling environment
Monitoring and control- standards, audits,
information-massive awareness
Standardization in design- both large and SMS
Common standard/ guideline - ITU
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to gain
Sustainable
economy
to how e-waste can
help
reduce
excavation of raw
materials
Shift from e-waste
management in an
environmental
sustainable manner
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Need for sustainable
decisions on E-waste to
drive the E- waste
resource Agenda
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