| Electronic waste or e-waste is a word used for | | | | Cardiology, Nuclear machine, pulmonary ventilators, |
| old, broken or electronic products which are | | | | Dialysis, Freezers, etc. |
| disposed off by their users. Also known as Waste | | | | Monitoring and control instruments such as |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), | | | | security alarms, heating regulators, thermostats, |
| e-waste includes all electronic appliances which are | | | | smoke detectors, sirens, etc. |
| for reuse. | | | | Automatic dispensers for money, hot drinks, solid |
| Reasons for Electronic waste: | | | | products, etc. |
| - Advancement in technology | | | | The market of electronic goods is expanding at a |
| - Urbanization or change of life style | | | | fast pace due to consumption of more electrical |
| - Reached towards end of their life or cannot be | | | | instruments in the growing animation companies. |
| reused | | | | While the lifespan of the electrical/electronic goods |
| E-waste includes: | | | | is shrinking, leading to the mountain of electronic |
| Large household appliances such as refrigerators, | | | | scrap to be discarded. Tones of electronic |
| large cooling appliances, washing machines, clothes | | | | gadgets are purchased and sold every day. These |
| dryers, electric stoves, dish washing machines, | | | | obsolete electronic gadgets are being dumped into |
| microwaves, etc. | | | | the landfills leading to the growing concern over |
| Small household appliances, such as blenders, | | | | electronic waste. |
| steam irons, vacuum cleaners, etc. | | | | These electrical and electronic products release |
| IT & telecommunications devices such as | | | | significant amount of heavy metals and toxic |
| computers, laptops, chips, motherboards, mobile | | | | substances, for example copper from wires and |
| phones, telephones, pagers, fax machines, etc. | | | | cables; cadmium from batteries and solder joints; |
| Consumer equipments such as radio sets, | | | | and antimony from plastics, resins and electrical |
| televisions, audio amplifiers, video cameras, video | | | | solders. There are many other metals like |
| recorders, etc. | | | | mercury, cobalt, barium, zinc, nickel, chromium and |
| Lighting equipments such as lamps, bulbs, tube | | | | silver, which are found in the electronic products. |
| lights, etc. | | | | Most electronic products comprise of lead, which |
| Electrical & electrical tools such as drills, | | | | can have permanent effects on the nervous |
| sewing machines, equipments for welding or | | | | system. Like lead, cadmium can have irreversible |
| similar use, equipments for milling, sanding, grinding, | | | | effects to the bone structure and kidneys. |
| punching or similar use, etc. | | | | Contamination of environment is another issue |
| Toys and sports equipments such as electric | | | | emerges from electronic waste. Water and soil |
| trains, car racing sets, coin slot machines, video | | | | get contaminated as a result of unregulated |
| games, computers for running, rowing, biking, | | | | method of electronic waste recycling and disposal. |
| diving, etc. | | | | There are some animation companies in India who |
| Medical devices such as Radiotherapy equipment, | | | | is joining hands to reuse these electronic wastes. |