Open AccessCurrent Practices of Management/Handling of E-waste : A Review
Author(s) -
Meshram Lee.,
Naik Mayur S.,
Pawar Prabhakar R.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of zoological investigations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-3055
DOI - 10.33745/ijzi.2022.v08i01.008
Subject(s) - dispose pattern , reuse , waste management , incineration , electronic waste , electronic equipment , municipal solid waste , business , engineering , electrical engineering
Growth in the information technology and communication sectors, exponential use of the electronic equipment and faster up-gradation of electronic products have forced consumers to discard old electronic products as electronic waste (e-waste). Present review focuses on widely used methods for management/handling of e-waste with respect to disposal to landfill, incineration (pyrolysis), reuse/repair and recycling (dismantling, processing and end-processing) along with sustainable technologies used to reduce e-waste. It is recommended to integrate the informal sector with the formal sector in order to separately collect, effectively treat, dispose of e-waste along with divert it from conventional landfills and open burning. To reduce, reuse, refurbish, recovery and recycle are the current solution to minimize the e-waste.