E-WASTE MANAGEMENT

Guru Tegh Bahadur 3rd Centenary

Public School, Mansarover Garden, recently organised a workshop in conjuction with the NGO, Sharp, in its audio-visual room to impart knowledge to students about proper management, disposal and channelisation of e-waste.

Under the campaign titled ‘Clean to

Green’, a team from Sharp presented a street play highlighting the hazards of e-waste and its improper disposal. The students of Classes 5 and 8 participated enthusiastically in the programme and took part in activities such as E-mascot drawing, street play and extempore debate. The idea behind the programme was to create awareness among school students about e-waste and its proper management. The programme ended with a prize distribution ceremony for the winners and the participants. Electronic waste or e-waste refers to discarded electrical or electronic devices. Used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing countries such as India can lead to adverse human health effects and environmental pollution. Electronic scrap components such as CPUS, contain potentially harmful components such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, or brominated flame retardants. Recycling and disposal of e-waste may involve significant risk to health of workers. Great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaking of materials. Recycling raw materials from end-of-life electronics is the most effective solution to the growing e-waste problem. Most electronic devices contain a variety of materials, including metals that can be recovered for future uses.