Title: Future Forecast Sale of Electronic Devices AsE-waste
Abstract: Electrical and electronic equipment's which become obsolete comes under the category of e-waste. The technical advancement in the society which keeps updated at greater pace creates the problem in handling any of the electronic or electrical device even before becoming an obsolete. This paper includes the predication of amount of E-waste growing trend up to 2020 year. The amount of E-waste generated is increasing at higher rate annually and if not treated properly will not only impact on environment but also on human lives. Future forecasting of sale of electronic devices indicates the amount of e waste to be generated in the upcoming years contains metals (40%), plastic (30%), and refractory oxides (30%). The metal scrap consists of copper (20%), iron (8%), tin (4%), nickel (2%), lead (2%), zinc (1%), silver (0.02%), gold (0.1%) and palladium (0.005%). Plastic components are polyethylene, polypropylene, polyesters and polycarbonates (2). HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH E-WASTE E-waste are hazardous to human health and to the environment if not handled properly and by means of properly, they need treatment process which follows 3R rules: Reuse, Recycle, Reduce. Recycling of the E-waste is necessary in order to reduce the E-waste generated every year. Landfill dumping of E-waste is not proper solution. Landfilling of these waste products will toxic to environment and leaching dangerous metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury into the surrounding soil, groundwater and ultimately ending up in humans.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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