E-Waste Management in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Shinu Vig ◽  
Richa Narayan Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Circuit Boards ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Computer Monitors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Waste Handling

E-waste is a rising problem given the volumes of e-waste being generated and the content of both toxic and valuable materials in them. This new kind of waste has raised serious concerns regarding their disposition and recycling all over the world. Having hazardous components in television and computer monitors (lead, mercury, and cadmium) and in circuit boards (nickel, beryllium, and zinc), the recycling and discarding of e-waste becomes a key concern. Disposal of e-waste poses serious environmental and health hazards. However, these problems can be tackled with the help of a circular approach. In this backdrop, the chapter discusses the problem of e-waste management in India, the related environmental and health issues in e-waste handling and disposal. It also discusses e-waste recycling practices in India and the current policy level interventions by the government. The chapter also highlights the possible business opportunities offered by the circular approach to e-waste management.

Decommissioning of AECL Whiteshell Laboratories

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant W. Koroll ◽  
Dennis M. Bilinsky ◽  
Randall S. Swartz ◽  
Jeff W. Harding ◽  
Michael J. Rhodes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Final Design ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
High Level ◽  
Waste Handling

Whiteshell Laboratories (WL) is a Nuclear Research and Test Establishment near Winnipeg, Canada, operated by AECL since the early 1960s and now under decommissioning. WL occupies approximately 4400 hectares of land and employed more than 1000 staff up to the late-1990s, when the closure decision was made. Nuclear facilities at WL included a research reactor, hot cell facilities and radiochemical laboratories. Programs carried out at the WL site included high level nuclear fuel waste management research, reactor safety research, nuclear materials research, accelerator technology, biophysics, and industrial radiation applications. In preparation for decommissioning, a comprehensive environmental assessment was successfully completed [1] and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission issued a six-year decommissioning licence for WL starting in 2003 — the first decommissioning licence issued for a Nuclear Research and Test Establishment in Canada. This paper describes the progress in this first six-year licence period. A significant development in 2006 was the establishment of the Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program (NLLP), by the Government of Canada, to safely and cost effectively reduce, and eventually eliminate the nuclear legacy liabilities and associated risks, using sound waste management and environmental principles. The NLLP endorsed an accelerated approach to WL Decommissioning, which meant advancing the full decommissioning of buildings and facilities that had originally been planned to be decontaminated and prepared for storage-with-surveillance. As well the NLLP endorsed the construction of enabling facilities — facilities that employ modern waste handling and storage technology on a scale needed for full decommissioning of the large radiochemical laboratories and other nuclear facilities. The decommissioning work and the design and construction of enabling facilities are fully underway. Several redundant non-nuclear buildings have been removed and redundant nuclear facilities are being decontaminated and prepared for demolition. Along with decommissioning of redundant structures, site utilities are being decommissioned and reconfigured to reduce site operating costs. New waste handling and waste clearance facilities have been commissioned and a large shielded modular above ground storage (SMAGS) structure is in final design in preparation for construction in 2010. The eventual goal is full decommissioning of all facilities and infrastructure and removal of stored wastes from the site.

Analysis of Relevant Stakeholders in the Construction Waste Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 2419-2422
Author(s):  
Wei Ming Yao
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
The Government

This article divides management of construction waste into three stages that are appearing, transporting and classifying, recycling. In the next, analyze of all relevant stakeholders in the stages. Only draws up the government effective policy, the construction waste recycling industry develops rapidly.

scholarly journals INFO FROM THE WORLD

Detritus ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 201-202
Author(s):  
Managing editor: Elena Cristina Rada
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

Waste management raises concerns on environmental degradation and public health issues in the city of Nairobi, Kenya where a big share of the urban population still suffers from lack of adequate waste collection services. Governmental and international efforts have focused on implementing waste operations in middle- and high-income areas that fall short of providing informal settlements with equally efficient facilities (Figure 1). This results in increased rates of urban inequalities as well as places waste issues in the broader framework of environmental injustice and marginalization of the poor. In response to the current gaps, the emergence of spon. 

scholarly journals Assessment of Impediments and Factors Affecting Waste Management: A Case of Accra Metropolis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford James Fagariba ◽  
Shaoxian Song
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Economic Constraints

Solid waste management in Accra is a major challenge to the Metropolitan Authorities and inhabitants. The rapidly increasing population coupled with poor capacity of the municipal and private waste management companies to management waste effectively has created issues of environmental concern. Due to poor wastement managements systems, most household dispose waste discriminately leading to floods and health issues. The study showed that about 60% of household waste is organic materials which has the potential to be converted to compost for agriculture purpose. Meanwhile plastics and rubbers which litters the environment  as well as blocking major storm drains and gutters hence creating huge environmental hazard is made of 11% of the total component of most household waste generated daily. The study also revealed that among the methods of disposing waste, dumping waste in skip containers located at authorized places was the preferred means of disposing waste by household though others also dispose waste by other means such as burying and burning. Inadequate skip containers per population of household in an area coupled with irregularity of tracks picking these containers makes skip containers dumping site ugly scene, hence creating health issues. Among the constraints that impact negatively on sustainable waste management in Accra Metropolis, economic constraints was perceived as the main challenge which affect efficient waste management as currently the country is going through serious economic challenges so government does not release money timely to fund projects which waste management is key. Most donor partners that use to support the government with funds have either reduced or redrawn their services as they have no confidence in the state of Ghana economy. Aside the constrains, the study also indicated that factors such as poor public attitude towards waste management, poor enforcement of sanitation by-laws, inadequate and untimely release of government funds were also seen as the main factors affecting waste management.

scholarly journals The Status of Recyclable Solid Wastes at Sadar Upazila of Noakhali, Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Tanuja Barua ◽  
Papia Sultana Kanon ◽  
Mehedi Hasan Munna
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Recycling Process ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Solid Waste Recycling

Most of the cities in the world, a solid waste recycling process is a part of the effective and sustainable waste management system. Although the local authorities ignore the recyclable solid waste materials during waste management activity, a number of self-waste collectors and dealers have been performing recycling activity as a source of acquirement for long periods of time in Bangladesh. In our present study, a traditional recycling practice of solid waste was executed and analyzed in Sadar Upazila of Noakhali, Bangladesh. This study also identified a complete concatenation from waste collectors to recycling industries in different private sectors. The study revealed that 41% metal, 37% paper, 14% tin and 8% plastic of Sonapur was recycled daily. On the other hand, the study also revealed that 44% metal, 21% paper, 19% tin and 16% plastic of Maijdee was recycled daily. The shop owners were only interested with Recyclable Solid Wastes (RSW). RSW collected by the shop owners including glass, paper, plastic, iron, tin etc. All the recyclable materials were collected and transported in different industries of Dhaka. For new products, those retrieved materials were used as raw materials.

Challenges and Factors in Plastics Reutilization/Recycling

2020 ◽  
pp. 401-422
Author(s):  
Vaishali Tomar ◽  
Ankita Dhillon ◽  
Dinesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Plastic Recycling ◽  
Plastics Recycling ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Stability

Plastics are used worldwide due to the low price, lightweight, and long-lasting availability. It can be molded into different products. Therefore, the invention of plastics has been increased significantly over the last 50-60 years. Several environmental problems are generating due to plastics used across the world. This kind of observation indicates that plastics are not sustainable. It is accumulating in landfills and natural locales due to the stability of the polymers involved. This chapter discusses the structure and uses of plastics. Plastics recycling is a very challenging duty in waste management. This chapter explores the factors affecting the plastic recycling in detail. This chapter also explores the plastic recycling methods and challenges during plastic recycling and deliberates more briefly how the government sector is working to clean most of the plastic waste from landfills to recycling over the next periods. In the last, this chapter highlights the plastic effects on the environment and how we can use again through recycling.

scholarly journals Integration of formal and informal sector (waste bank) in waste management system in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 02007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hijrah Purnama Putra ◽  
Enri Damanhuri ◽  
Emenda Sembiring
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Program Optimization ◽  
The Government ◽  
Waste Bank ◽  
Waste Handling ◽  
Source Limitation ◽  
The City ◽  
Formal And Informal Sectors ◽  
Yogyakarta City

The change of waste management paradigm becomes an important thing to do, as a step adaptation to the increasing rate of waste generation every year in Indonesia. 100% management target has been divided into two parts, namely the reduction (30%) and waste handling (70%). Reductions focus on source limitation and 3R program optimization, whereas handling involves collecting and final processing activities. However, the current level of waste reduction is still very low (12%), the government made various efforts to increase it, one of its with the waste bank program. DIY province as a pioneer in the concept of waste bank continues to develop to increase the participation of the community, from 166 locations in 2013, increased to 792 locations in 2017 and 495 of its as the waste bank (62.5%). Average waste bank with 43 customers, able to manage the waste up to 2,078,064 kg/month, with the data can be estimated the amount of waste that can be managed in the city of Yogyakarta, Sleman and Bantul Regency. The city of Yogyakarta has 433 units of the waste bank, capable of managing waste up to 899,801.8 kg/month, Sleman Regency has 34 units of the waste bank (78.966,4 kg/month) and Bantul has 24 units of the waste bank (49.873,5 kg/month). The integration of formal and informal sectors through waste banks can increase the percentage of waste management services. The level of service in Yogyakarta City increased from 85% to 95.5%, Sleman District from 30.71 to 31%, and Bantul Regency from 7.49 to 7.7%

scholarly journals Beyond the zero waste concept

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Hogland ◽  
Fabio Kaczala ◽  
Yahya Jani ◽  
Marika Hogland ◽  
Amit Bhatnagar
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
Electronic Networks ◽  
The World ◽  
Management Schemes ◽  
Recycling Systems ◽  
Waste Handling

During the last 40 years the existing solid waste handling system schemes have been developed and implemented including advanced systems for recovery and reuse. However, even though these recycling systems have not been always economically feasible during the entire period, recycling systems have been implemented thanks to the wide support from the citizens and their interest for source separation. There has been a feeling among citizens and even waste management companies that this is a sustainable and nature resources saving way to work. Today “the zero waste concept” is used more and more both in Sweden and other parts of the world discussing different ways of modern waste management in order to reduce the amount of waste for final disposal as much as possible close to zero. The existing challenges in the future include recovery of metals, nutrients, and other valuable constituents that have escaped from the anthropogenic circuits since the industrial. During the next 30 years more focus must be directed towards recovery of lost resources in ore mining waste, old landfills, in harbor and sea sediments, slag, ashes, sludge but also materials that are bound to urban constructions as residential, commercial and industrial infrastructures, water distribution networks, sewage systems and underground electric/electronic networks such as telephone etc. An overview regarding the recovery of mentioned materials and chemical compounds called “Beyond the zero waste concept” will be presented in this paper in order to raise concerns and awareness about the importance of establishing a new model of waste management schemes.

scholarly journals Implementasi Peraturan Daerah Kabupaten Bungo Nomor 6 Tahun 2015 Tentang Pengelolaan Sampah di Kelurahan Tanjung Gedang Kecamatan Pasar Muara Bungo

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 08-17
Author(s):  
Joko Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
The Public ◽  
Urban Village ◽  
Limited Budget ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Waste Handling ◽  
Descriptive Method

Estimated solid waste generated in Bungo District in a day is about 143 tons, and the leading sector in waste management in Bungo Regency is the Office of the Environment, identifying problems in implementing Bungo District Regulation No. 6/2015 on Waste Management in Tanjung Gedang Village, among others: Lack Temporary Shelter, low participation and awareness of the community in maintaining cleanliness, lack of socialization from the government to the community towards the Regional Regulation. The purpose of this study is to examine in depth related to the implementation and inhibiting factors in the implementation of the Regional Regulation in Tanjung Gedang Village. The method used in this research is descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The informants in this study numbered twelve people who were determined by purposive sampling and accidental sampling techniques. The results of this study note that the implementation of Waste Management in Tanjung Gedang Urban Village has not been implemented in accordance with the established regulations, it can be seen from the implementation of rights, obligations, prohibitions, waste management, and sanctions that have not been implemented in accordance with the rules has been established. The inhibiting factors in the implementation of the Regional Regulation are: there is no location and geographically Tanjung Gedang Village is near the riverbanks, making it difficult to create a Temporary Shelter, and there is no waste handling activity. Lack of adequate waste management facilities causes low participation and public awareness in maintaining environmental cleanliness. The limited budget causes a lack of socialization of the Regional Regulation to the public, and there is no firm action from the Government on the enforcement of the norms that have been regulated therein.

scholarly journals Assessing Problems and Prospects of Solid Waste Management in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Innocent A. Jereme ◽  
Rawshan Ara Begum ◽  
Basri Abdul Talib ◽  
Chamhuri Siwar ◽  
Md. Mahmudul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Management Scenario ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
The Government

Malaysia has seen a high rate of economic growth in past couple of decades hand in hand with an ever increasing size of population. As a consequence, the issue of sustainable waste management has become an important priority for policymakers and other stakeholders of the society. Although there are potentials to recycle up to 80 per cent of the total dry wastes collected, currently most of them are deposited into various landfill sites. Waste treatment facilities are also insufficient in the country. The government has introduced SWM Act 2007 along with other initiatives to improve the waste management scenario, but more needs to be done to be able to recycle and treat a major portion of the wastes. Based on studies on the state of Selangor in Malaysia, this paper this paper attempts to analyse the waste management scenario of Malaysia and the problems and prospects of waste recycling there. The paper will help the policy makers, waste management strategists, local administrators and researchers in the field to formulate sustainable policies and identify further areas of study in the relevant field.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document