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WASTE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS(WEEEs) |
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by Pragati Dubey | 01-04-2021 01:51
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This report focuses on an important topic- Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipments(WEEEs), which needs to be highlighted as the population of world is increasing and moreover with the influence of globalization and digitalization, there is an increase in the use of electronic equipments, which is now becoming a threat to our environment. WEEEs are generally the endlife or Waste electrical and electronic equipments which are no longer in use or required. These Waste equipments contain various harmful materials like plastic, toxic chemical and gases and many other hazardous materials. They are also known by the name of e-waste. The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report found that the world dumped a record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste last year. Just 17.4% was recycled. Moreover Even countries with a formal e-waste management system in place are confronted with relatively low collection and recycling rates. The plastics from WEEEs are very difficult to recycle as they contain brominated flame retardants(BFR). The old recycling methods are not enough for the present status of WEEEs in the world. In this way we have to focus more on the biological methods of plastic recycling instead of mechanical or chemical methods of recycling because at the time of recycling of plastics from these methods various toxic substances and gases are released which are harmful for both humans and nature. The crazy fact about recycling of WEEE is that the most of the WEEEa are recycled informally in the world instead by formal sectors. Governments should focus more on the startups and businesses who are interested in establishment of recycling units of WEEEs. Moreover the e-waste not only contain different types of plastics but also precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, titanium and many more. It's billion dollar sector and play a crucial role in the plastic pollution. The region wise e-waste data is shown in the figure below. |
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8 Comments
Thanks Debbie and you are right by using electronic devices lot of energy is wasted worldwide. Thanks for sharing your view.
With regards,
Pragati Dubey:)
Posted 09-04-2021 20:59
Thanks Yuseon and I am glad you find this article valuable.
With regards,
Pragati
Posted 09-04-2021 20:56
Hi Pragati,
This is your mentor Debbie. :)
Personally I feel like with the global pandemic of COVID-19 preventing us from going outside and meeting people, e-waste has become an even more serious issue, because more and more people are spending tons of time with electrical devices.
Just to add on top of your ideas, I feel like not the physical e-waste but also there is lots of energy wasted through consuming the electrical devices. For example, searching through Google requires energy from our devices AND the servers on wherever!
Thank you for sharing your insights! This is a great topic to write about.
Green Cheers,

Debbie
Posted 09-04-2021 11:17
Hi Pragati, this is your mentor Yuseon:D
Thanks for your informative report regarding e-wastes and how they are becoming a problem. I have never heard of the term 'WEEEs' before. It is actually an issue that I overlooked. Now you mention it, I recall how we can't just throw away electronic devices. There are some people in Korea who collect those devices to recycle or use them. It is quite a shock that only 17% of them are recycled.
I recently heard that Apple is starting ESG by making their products with recycled materials. This is a perfect start to solve this problem, and I hope many could follow this idea.
Keep up the good work,
Yuseon
Posted 09-04-2021 01:29
Thanks Yagya Bharadwaj.
Posted 02-04-2021 21:43
Thanks Sandhya Adhikari.
Posted 02-04-2021 21:42
Hey Pragati,
Greeting from Nepal,
I do hope you are fine there and doing great with your works,
Thank you so much for sharing such an interesting report on the E wast,
Due to the advancement in the digital world, there is more increment in the e waste, which cant be just recycled without any negative impact on the environment,
So the priorities and technologies should be developed to manage the waste biologically,
Thanks for writing,
Keep writing such a wonderful report in coming days too,
Regards,
Sandhya
Posted 01-04-2021 13:03
Agree! It's important as well as necessary to focus on less discussed topics!
Posted 01-04-2021 03:34