with more disposable income in littering the urban scope with the digital detritus of the digital age called E-waste. E-waste is a generic term encompassing various forms of electrical and electronic equipment that may be old‚ might have reached end-of-life and most importantly cease to be of any value to their present owners and it has been identified as one of the fastest growing waste steams. The electrical and electronic goods are broadly classified under three major heads; ’White goods’
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WASTE MANAGEMENT With a population of over 1.2 billion‚ rapid urbanization and modernization of India is simply inevitable. Most of the cities are under-prepared for the rapid growth‚ because the infrastructure lacks serious development. Waste Management has become a matter of great concern to most city corporations‚ and there have been some instances of management collapse even in metropolitan cities in the year 2012. All this build-up took place within a single decade‚ which is why many corporations
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over are facing today due to their heavy dependence on electronic equipment is that of electronic-waste. Indian companies planning to raise capital abroad have to meet certain environmental regulations‚ which are also required for competitive advantage in marketing and getting insurance for themselves. At present major companies in India dispose off their e-waste through sale to scrap dealers. The waste passes through various processing units‚ mainly unorganised that use child labour and also ergonomically
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Electronic waste From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the EC directive‚ see Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. Defective and obsolete electronic equipment. Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. There is a lack of consensus as to whether the term should apply to resale‚ reuse‚ and refurbishing industries‚ or only to product that cannot be used for its intended purpose
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solid waste on health The group at risk from the unscientific disposal of solid waste include – the population in areas where there is no proper waste disposal method‚ especially the pre-school children; waste workers; and workers in facilities producing toxic and infectious material. Other high-risk group include population living close to a waste dump and those‚ whose water supply has become contaminated either due to waste dumping or leakage from landfill sites. Uncollected solid waste also increases
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Food Waste? Too valuable to waste! According to statistics from the Environmental Protection Department‚ in Hong Kong‚ solid waste generated daily weighs around 17000 tones‚ of which around 30% is organic matter (2700 tones) which is roughly equal to 120 double-deck buses in size. Compared this to the US where‚ revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency‚ only 12% of waste stream was scrap of food in 2005. Extra care in disposal is required for these putrescible wastes‚ otherwise nuisance
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into good useTo gain knowledge on how composting eliminates organic wasteTo consider how composting can generate income through p-patch projects‚ since organically grown food is in high demandTo encourage Donations of edible food‚ as this can reduce waste‚ mitigate climate impacts and provide cost savings for individuals and businesses alike | Specific Purpose: | Sending edible food or food scrap to landfills is not healthy or economical. | Central Idea: | Edible food scrap is useful and should
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Recycling of Food Waste in Tsuen Wan A. Introduction From the Environmental Protection Department‚ 3584 tonnes of food waste are produced in Hong Kong everyday and it fill up all the landfills in Hong King. To reduce food waste‚ the government propose recycling of food waste. The following report will analyse the opinions on whether the government should carry out recycling of food waste in Tsuen Wan. Food waste is defined as uneaten food and food preparation wastes from residences
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any waste compounds introduced into such waterways will initiate biochemical reactions (such as shown above). Those biochemical reactions create what is measured in the laboratory as the Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). Such chemicals are also liable to be broken down using strong oxidizing agents and these chemical reactions create what is measured in the laboratory as the Chemical oxygen demand (COD). Both the BOD and COD tests are a measure of the relative oxygen-depletion effect of a waste contaminant
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Improper Disposal of Waste By Frederick S. Blackmon‚ eHow Contributor According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ improper waste disposal means that hazardous materials enter the environment and require removal‚ clean-up or neutralization according to federal‚ state or local law. This happens when people dispose of waste materials at unauthorized dumps and random locations. 1. Environmental Impact o The improper disposal of waste impacts the environment by polluting groundwater
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