Electronic Waste Management - Problems and Solutions

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Electronic Waste Management

What are Electronic Wastes?
Electronic waste happens to be one of the largest
and fastest growing segments in the Australian
mainstream.
Electronic waste encompasses all types of
unused, broken, obsolete and outdated electronic
products, components, devices and materials.
Additionally, electronic waste also refers to
products that can be recycled, that is, the
electronic goods that can be recycled, salvaged,
resold or reused whenever necessary (Agamuthu
et al., 2015).

The Problem of E-Waste
Reduce, recycle and reuse are some of the
terms that are very commonly associated
with items such as glass, plastic and paper.
It is well accepted by all and sundry that
these are items that need to be recycled
and the global impact of allowing such
items to remain lying around and get
absorbed into the environment can prove
to be quite dangerous (Brunner et al.,
2016).

The Problem of E-Waste
Electronic scrap materials like CPU’s are
known to contain very harmful components
such as lead, beryllium, cadmium, and
brominated flame retardants. Some
additional components like arsenic and
mercury may also be present. The
elements that are present in the CPU’s are
those that are capable of generating a very
severe and dangerous impact on human
beings if they are allowed to come into
contact with such components through
exposure