Study on the Source of E-Waste Management and Disposal Methods

Introduction

Rubbish management is the process of disposing of waste. It includes garbage collection, transportation, processing, and disposal. Waste avoidance, recycling, reuse, and recovery are critical waste management practices that reduce landfill pressure, protect natural resources, and save energy. This promotes more efficient and sustainable resource utilization. The words “e-waste” or “e-waste” refer to unwanted electrical or electronic devices. E-waste is used electronics that are intended for recovery, resale, salvage, recycling, or destruction. Electronic trash is a major problem that endangers the environment and the public. Electronic garbage disposal is a routine task everywhere. Recycling e-waste is a component of the solution to ecological and environmental problems (Ahirwar & Tripathi 2021). Because concrete is utilized in construction projects so frequently, the supply of raw materials is being called into question. It is vital to look into alternative substitute materials as a result. E-waste is one such option for concrete's aggregate replacement. Based on the findings of several studies, this study presents an overview of the potential use of electronic waste in concrete and emphasizes the likelihood that this waste will be employed as extra aggregate and have a negative impact on the environment. The number of natural aggregates used in concrete will be decreased if various byproducts are used as a substitute material (Kirthika et al., 2020). Waste recycling is also more important.

Technology has developed since the beginning of time. Many gadgets that play a key role in our day-to-day lives have been created by humans, who have achieved remarkable progress in this area. Stones were carved into knives and spears from the rock. The absence of certain tools makes life appear depressing. This type of technological advancement has considerably increased in the 20^th and 21^st centuries. The standard of living has increased as a result of these technological innovations. Today, a major concern is how to handle the enormous volumes of garbage that are produced because of the globalization of machines.

Anatomical waste consisting of human and animal body parts, leftover medication, sharp trash, microbiological and biotechnological waste, and garbage from bioprocessing are all produced and disposed of by stockholders. Wastes can be created in a variety of ways, including liquid, solid, organic, toxic, and recyclable materials. This research focuses on potentially hazardous electronic wastes that could seriously impact the environment and public health if they were disposed of outside. To reduce environmental pollution and protect public health, environmental sustainability will be put into effect (Elleuch et al., 2018). Numerous industrialized countries contributed greatly to the severe environmental degradation that also harmed developing countries as their economies expanded swiftly. All of these countries are currently dealing with problems like energy and resource scarcity, environmental deterioration, a lack of infrastructure development, unemployment, and health hazards for their citizens. The volume of waste has increased as a result of economic and social development, especially technological waste. Hazardous waste materials are combustible, corrosive, reactive, toxic, toxic, volatile, poisonous, and infectious, which cause long-term harm to the environment. There is still pressure on India to use open landfills and open dumps to dispose of its municipal solid waste. Hazardous waste materials are combustible, corrosive, reactive, toxic, toxic, volatile, poisonous, and infectious, which cause long-term harm to the environment (Needhidasan et al., 2014). Pressure to dispose of municipal solid trash in open dumps and landfills still exists in India. All sorts of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are referred to as “e-waste” since their components were abandoned as waste by the producers with no thought given to possible reuse. WEEE is the waste stream with the fastest global growth. Total production of e-waste was over 41.5 million tons in 2011 and 93.5 million tons in 2016. One of the primary industries is the electronic sector, and e-waste is presently the waste stream that is evolving the fastest. Older household appliances such TVs, refrigerators, air conditioning and heating units, VCRs, Audio players, and other electrical and electronic items are included in this waste stream (PDAs).