E-waste

Friends,
Came across a nice article referring to E-waste. E-waste in simple terms means all the discarded electronic gadgets, chips, machines etc. Already earth is getting affected by global warming, this new phenomenon is causing a huge damage to India specifically than the rest of the world. Here is answer to your questions how and why ?

How : As we all know that waste management in India is really bad, and there is no organised sector taking care of such a waste. India being a developing economy, uses a lot of electronic gadgets, also with the pace of advancement of technology, the electronic gadgets, appliances and machines are becoming obsolete really fast. This is causing a lot of electronic waste. Well, this should be same for any country, but not, India is said to be one of the dumping hub for electronic items for many developed countries. One of the major reasons for this is, to re-cycle this waste in a country like US a $20 is spent whereas in India the same is done in $2. Well, aren't we the "Mecca of Outsourcing", we have even started "Waste Outsourcing".

Why : The Damage: It is said that E-waste poses serious health hazards. Materials like lead found in circuit boards and monitors damage the nervous system, while Cadmium from chip resistors can induce cancer. Once these hazardous materials percolate the environment and contaminate the soil, water and air we are headed for a disaster.

What can we do : There are special organisations that take care of E-waste like Ecoreco (Eco Recycling Limited), these organisations re-cycle thewaste in a manner that the hazardous materials do not affect the environment. We can even hand over the E-waste to these organizations by contacting them.

Save the environment....Save your future......