Electronic Waste Management and Treatment

Introduction: One of the fastest growing solid waste in the United States and the world is electronics. With the daily development of electronic technology and its wide application in the industry, our daily life has become easier. This daily use of mobile phones, GPS, CRT, and even battery technology makes our lives highly dependent on the rapidly growing demand for technology and new design. These new designs and rapid growth are the reasons for the early phase-out of electronic equipment. In many cases, excessive electronic equipment is confusing, it is called electronic waste in EPA and some public environmental organizations.

Electronic waste includes waste from electronic products such as mobile phones, refrigerators, electronic office equipment, computers, televisions and electronic entertainment equipment that are discarded. According to GreenPeace.org, e-waste currently accounts for 5% of the world's urban solid waste, electronic waste is not the only advanced country. Why is such a problem in electronic waste? In addition to handling a large amount of electronic waste, the world is concerned with harmful substances contained in electronic waste. Various materials such as heavy metals, gas, plastic, chlorinated solvents are used for the manufacture of electronic products and their parts. The most common toxic substances contained in electronic waste are as follows.

The Waste Management Act governs the transport, processing, storage and disposal of various wastes, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, nuclear waste, and many other types of waste. Waste law is generally designed to minimize or eliminate uncontrolled distribution of waste to the environment in a way that can cause ecological or biological harm. Regulatory work includes identifying and classifying the type of waste, and forcing transportation, handling, storage and disposal methods.

Waste management or waste treatment is all the activities and actions necessary to manage waste from start to finish. These include collection, transportation, waste disposal and disposal, and monitoring and supervision. It also includes legal and regulatory frameworks related to waste management, including guidance on recycling. Waste can take any form of solids, liquids, or gases, each with different treatment and management methods. Waste management usually includes all kinds of waste, regardless of industrial waste, biological environment, domestic environment, and special circumstances that may pose a threat to human health. It is due to human activities such as when the factory extracts and processes raw materials. Waste management is aimed at reducing the negative impact of waste on health, the environment or aesthetics