First of all, I would like to tell you what to do: Never e-waste (electronic waste) in the garbage box. First of all, we should never throw e-waste in the trash. Even small things like phone or battery.
There are some toxic chemicals in these products (cadmium, lead, copper, etc.) that should not be taken into the trash. It is bad for our environment, apart from putting them in the garbage, they will not be able to recycle the precious metals present in them.
Now let us see how we can solve e-waste in a responsible manner.
To get rid of any kind of waste, take 3 steps, and this also applies to e-waste:
Reduce: Creating West Less
This is the most effective way of handling e-waste, because of this we are amending this problem on the source itself.
To reduce the West, we should use our electronic equipment for a long time. If we do not change the equipment repeatedly, the electronic waste generated by us will also be reduced.
There are a few ways to do this:
For starters, buy products made of superior materials and with a long warranty period. Warranty ensures repair at very low cost.The lack of maintenance is one of the reasons for the decrease in product life. Their cleanliness can be extended by servicing them on time.You can fix small disturbances at home too, such as changing the keyboard on your own laptop, replacing the batteries, and so on.
Re-use: Meaning again.
The device which is not of your work, even if it has become obsolete or you have boiled it, do not fry them. Give them to someone who needs them.
for example,
Your computer - If your computer is in a position to work, you can donate them to the organization working in school or education.Or your android phone that has become old for you, for a poor student who can not arrange computers, your phone can be a big support.
If you do not want to do this, you can also sell them. The platforms like Olx and Quikr are considered for this. Or you can also exchange old ones while taking new equipment from Amazon or Flipkart. This is the best way to earn money and buy new ones from used products. It helps in increasing the life of these products and keeps them away from the dump yard.
Recycle: The process of recovering useful material from the old equipment
If you can not find any person who wants to use your old gadget, or they have become completely degraded, you can recycle it. You probably already have to recycle newspapers, bottles or bins from your home. Electronics can also be recycled.
Electronics re-cycling helps in reducing pollution, which will be generated during the construction of a new product and therefore reduces the pressure on natural resources. It also reduces the energy used in new product manufacturing.
For this you have to send the recycling centers around you. Just be careful that it is certified. Because non-certified or unorganized recycling centers do not adopt environment-friendly e-waste recycling practices.
Here I would like to tell you about the e-waste management rule implemented in India.
E WASTE (MANAGEMENT) Rules, 2016
These rules are based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), in which the e-waste collection is now specifically responsible for the producers. Equipment manufacturers can set up a collection center or point for it, apart from that they can also arrange for buy back mechanism.
