E-waste Management

Introduction

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a term for electronic products that have become unwanted, non-working or obsolete, and have essentially reached the end of their useful life.

As per E-waste Rule 2016, the E waste defined as ‘electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer as well as rejects from manufacturing, refurbishment and repair processes.

E-waste contains many valuable, recoverable materials such as aluminium, copper, gold, silver, plastics, and ferrous metals. In order to conserve natural resources and the energy needed to produce new electronic equipment from virgin resources, electronic equipment can be refurbished, reused, and recycled instead of being land-filled.

E-waste also contains toxic and hazardous materials including mercury, lead, cadmium, beryllium, chromium, and chemical flame retardants, which have the potential to leach into our soil and water.

Benefits of E-waste Recycling

• Electronics Recycling Conserves Natural Resources:

There are many materials that can be recovered from old electronics. These materials can be used to make new products, thus reducing the need to mine for new raw materials. For instance, various metals can be recovered from computer circuit boards and other electronics, and the plastics and glass found in computer monitors and televisions can be recycled.

• Electronics Recycling Supports the Community:

Donating your old electronics plays an important role in the provision of refurbished products such as computers and mobile phones, which can be of great help to low-income families, schools, and not-for- profit organizations. It also helps individuals gain access to technology that they could not have otherwise afforded.

• Electronics Recycling Creates Employment Locally:

Considering that around 90 percent of electronic equipment is recyclable, electronics recycling can play a significant role in creating employment. This is because new firms dealing with electronics recycling will form and existing firms will look to employ more people to recover recyclable materials. This can be triggered by the increase in the demand for electronics recycling.

• ElectronicsRecyclingHelpsProtectPublicHealthandtheEnvironment

Many electronics have toxic or hazardous materials such as mercury and lead, which can be harmful to theenvironmentifdisposedofintrashcans.Reusingandrecyclingelectronicssafelyhelpsinkeepingthehazardous materials from harming humans or the environment. For example, televisions and computermonitorsarehazardoussincetheyhaveleadinthem.Printedcircuitboardscontainharmfulmaterialssuchascadmium, lead, mercury and chromium. Also, batteries in computers and other electronics may containhazardous materialssuchascadmium, mercuryandlead.

Instead of keeping old electronics in the house or dumping them in landfills, recycling or reusing them is anappropriate option that should be supported by individuals and organizations. Considering the benefits ofelectronicsrecycling,itisveryimportantthatpeopleinvariouspartsaroundtheworldembracethisconcept.

• Creates Jobs: E-waste recycling creates new jobs for professional recyclers and creates a second market for the recycled materials.

CollectionMechanismofe-waste

Thecompanyhadplannedto adopted theBuy-backScheme:

• Under Buy back Scheme, in cases where the customer wants to discard their old product, they may call at the Toll-Free number (18001025679) and our representatives shall approach to the customer and buy the said discarded product from the customer and in consideration.

• The Customer shall also be free to deposit the discarded product at the nearest collection point and he will get the discount voucher and shall be eligible for the discount on purchase of selected new product of the Company. The company will coordinate with other independent vendors who may sale the e- waste/EOL product collected by them.

• The Company will furthermore elaborate its scheme and shall keep updating the same based on the experience faced while implementing the said schemes on a quarterly basis.

DirectCollectionfromCustomer’spremises

• For collection of e-waste The Company has setup toll free number where any customer may call and register itself for either depositing its old product as free of cost or otherwise under buy-back programme initiated by company. The company shall give its toll free number on their product manuals, website, and social networking platforms and at its various connected premises for its customer information for disposal of their e-waste. The customer can directly call on these numbers and the e-waste will be directly collected by the company or by its recycler partner. The company has recycler partner who has manage logistic service through OM Logistics Ltd. available at most of the locations at its collection centres.