E-Waste Awareness
Goal
Goal: To enhance awareness and educate amongst stakeholders/Agencies/SME/Recycler/Household/ Homemaker and students involved in e-waste management/awareness for nation wide. thereby encouraging environmentally soundrecycling through collective effort of all of us global family for saving enviroment for future
Objective
The awareness sessions will have the following objectives:
• Raise awareness among different groups/students/commuties/angencys/SMEand stakeholders,recycler and disposable on various aspect of e-waste
awareness.
• Strengthen the existing e-waste management system.
• Address key issues and challenges in e-waste management.
• To promote various opportunities for stakeholders,recycler and disposal in the e-waste.
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Sustainable E-waste Management
Sustainable E-waste Management Practices:
1. Design for recyclability and reusability.
2. Closed-loop production and consumption.
3. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
4. Waste hierarchy: prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling, disposal.
5. Green procurement and purchasing.
6. E-waste tracking and monitoring.
7. Community engagement and education..
Innovative Solutions:
1. Advanced recycling technologies.
2. Biodegradable electronics.
3. Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) models.
4. Sharing economy and collaborative consumption.
5. Circular economy business models.
Benefits of E-waste management:
1. Conservation of natural resources.
2. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
3. Mitigation of environmental and health impacts.
4. Creation of jobs and economic opportunities.
5. Improved brand reputation and compliance.
Challenges of E-Waste Management:
1. Lack of infrastructure and regulations.
2. Limited public awareness and education.
3. Insufficient data and monitoring.
4. Technological obsolescence.
5. Global e-waste trade and illegal dumping.