Electronic waste management
A term that holds a lot of weight in the current context is electronic waste management. Our lives are easier thanks to technology, but most tech products have a limited lifespan - either because we consumers love shiny new toys or because manufacturers plan for obsolescence. Once their utility is served, these products are often dumped along with other waste streams or sold to the informal processors of e-waste.
The informal sector utilizes crude extraction and recycling methods, which release harmful toxins in the open environment leading to deterioration of nature and human health. Consumers must ensure that their e-waste disposal is done in a responsible and scientific manner through authorised channels.
Under the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016, MJGREENS is authorised as a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) to assist producers and manufacturers in fulfilling their Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). We do this by establishing a true reverse-logistics chain for e-waste from the end-consumer to formal e-waste recyclers.
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Lucknow
Bhopal
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Bangalore
WHAT IS E-WASTE ?
E-waste is electronic waste that is unwanted, non-working, or nearing the end of its "useful life." Products that fall into this category are computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, and fax machines. Getting rid of old and unwanted electronics isn't a new challenge and dates back at least to the 1970s. The number of electronic items being discarded today has changed a lot since then. Moreover, this issue has a new term today. A consensus developed around "e-waste" after several terms were proposed, including "Digital rubbish."
HOW IMPORTANT IS E-WASTE MANAGEMENT?
Globally, 66.5% of the population uses a phone, according to GSMAdata. That amounts to more than 5 billion people with smartphones. Individuals usually upgrade their smartphones between three and four years. There are various types of e-waste, and this is just one subset. Where did your old electronic devices end up? How did they end up? E-waste disposed in an haphazard manner results in contamination of the environment. The informal sector dismantles and processes e-waste, releasing harmful toxins into the environment. Because these toxins are sustained for an extended period, workers in this sector - including children - are at a high risk for contracting diseases. The E-Waste Management Rules, 2016 were introduced to fill these gaps; to formalize the management of electronic waste and to legitimize formal e-waste recycling.