One of the most dreadful ecological crisis to which we are subjected today is Environmental pollution. Due to our lifestyle, there is an increasing acknowledgment of our impact on the environment for years, and the need to adopt a more sustainable approach concerns our consumption habits and emerges as of particular significance. The industrial sector affects the consumption habits.
The short life cycles and the rapidly developing technology by the electronic industry have led to an increase in the volume of e-waste. Certain components of some electronic products contain materials that are hazardous, depending on their density and condition, so the e-wastes are considered very dangerous. The risky contents of these materials pose a threat to the environment and human health. Discarded televisions, copiers, computers, VCRs, stereos, electric lamps, fax machines, audio equipment, cell phones and batteries if all these are improperly disposed into the soil and groundwater, then they are of grave danger to human health and the environment.
Many of these products can be refurbished, recycled or reused in an environmentally sound manner so that we make it less harmful to the ecosystem. There is a very critical situation in the management of e-waste production in India. This is mainly because of the negligence of organizations of both large scale and small scale industries.
The workers who work in recycling the waste are in serious condition due to lesser awareness programs and lack of training. This paper mainly highlights the environmental impacts due to e waste disposal and recycling, e-waste production, hazards of e-wastes and the need for its appropriate management.
This reuse process also benefits the society. By donating the electronics, the lowerincome families can be able to use electronics that they could not afford. The e-waste should be segregated at the site and sold or donated to various organizations; it should never be disposed with garbage and other household wastes. While buying electronic products, preference should be made to those that:
use recycled content
are energy efficient
are made with fewer toxic constituents
utilize minimal packaging
are designed for easy disassembly or upgrading Disposal methods of e-waste in India Survey conducted in Chennai 511
offer to lease or take back options
Have been certified by regulatory authorities.
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