ABOUT USEarth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd is a joint venture company formed between M/s. G.J.Multiclave (India) Pvt. Ltd., pioneers in bio medical waste management and having branches at various states of India and M/s. E-Parisaara Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, the first scientific E-Waste processing plant in India. Earths Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd., since its inception in 2008, within a short span of time has set up its state of the art E-Waste processing facilities in Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai ,Chennai and Kerala.
E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
Environmental pollution has become a major concern all over the world. The future of world relies not only on the quantity of resources but on the quality of resources available. Air, Water and Soil pollution is a major threat to the human society all over the world. Waste management has become a need of the hour in all respects. Solid waste contains various form of bio degradable and non bio degradable waste in it. E-Waste is one form of solid waste that if not properly managed can cause severe environmental pollution.
E-Waste contains several substances and chemicals that are toxic in nature and can cause harm to the nature and human beings if not properly handled. India is also facing problems in this regard and the Central Pollution Control Board has drawn up separate guide lines in managing E-Waste even though it is a part of hazardous waste management. The current E-Waste generated is being processed in a crude manner to extract precious metals and recycle what ever is possible. The left over is being dumped in to the open yard or municipal land fill.
E-WASTE
Electronic and electrical waste in common is called as “E-WASTE”. Any obsolete electronic or electrical device such as computers, laptops, fax machines, copiers, printers, mobile phones, telephones, household equipments like washing machine, fridge, accessories like printer cartridges, toner cartridges, electrical items like switches, capacitors, cables etc. form E-Waste in general. In simple it is any electrical or electronic item that has been discarded by the user.
SOURCES OF E-WASTE
The various sources of E-Waste are:
House hold appliances
Office equipments
Entertainment devices
Lighting equipments
Electronic and Electrical tools
Sports equipments
Medical devices
Surveillance equipments
Automatic vending machines
Information Kiosks
HAZARDS OF E-WASTE
E-Waste if not properly treated is a major source of toxins. Studies conducted on Waste Management reveal that 70% of E-Waste disposed is toxic in nature and creates major hazards to environment. Improper and unscientific methods of treatment can pose a major problem to environment as seen in the case of uncontrolled burning of plastics, dismantling with out any protection and disposal in land without any treatment. The lead, mercury, cadmium and other heavy metals present in these waste cause harm to the nature.
Another dangerous process is the recycling of components containing compounds such as halogenated chlorides and bromides used as flame retardants in plastics, which form persistent dioxins and furans on combustion at low temperatures. Copper which is present in printed circuit boards and cables acts as a catalyst for dioxin formation when flame retardants are incinerated. A study on burning printed circuit boards in India showed alarming concentration of dioxin in the surroundings of open burning places reaching 30 times the Swiss guidance level.
A study conducted by National WEEE Task force estimates that 1,46,000 tons of E-Waste is being generated in India per year. An estimate of 30,000 computers is found to become obsolete every year from the IT industry of Bangalore alone. According to the study the top three categories of electronic and electrical waste generation are:
1. Household appliances - 42%
2. Information and Communication Technology equipment - 33.9%
3. Consumer electronics - 13.7%
SOLUTION
The hazardous E-Waste can be utilized as a resource if it is properly managed. When the techniques of segregation, dismantling, processing, recycling and disposal of the remaining waste, is done in a scientific manner, the hazards can be minimized to a great extent.
Earth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd provides such a solution for the management of E-Waste in India. Its state of the art facilities provide state of the art equipments and techniques in a scientific manner. It also helps to protect the environment from the hazards posed by E-Waste.
STATISTICS OF E-WASTE IN KERALA
A study conducted on E-Waste generated in the Kerala State says that approximately 1600 tons to 1700 tons is being generated. Most of the waste is being sent to the informal sector for recycling in adjacent states or disposed on landfill along with other solid waste.
PROPOSAL FOR HANDLING E-WASTE
Earth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd has set up a E-Waste facility in Kanjikode, Palakkad, Kerala. This facility will be later updated as a full fledged E-Waste processing plant when the necessary E-Waste starts to flow into the facility. Our mode of operation at Kerala till a full fledged facility is set up is as follows:
Set up collection points in various metros of Kerala
Collect E-Waste from public and private sector
Transport it to our facility at Palakkad and reduce the size.
Transport the E-Waste to our facility in Hyderabad for further processing.
COLLECTION FROM CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Earth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd will enter into an agreement with the corporate and government organizations to collect, transport and dispose the E-Waste on their behalf. An incentive will be paid for E-Waste which will provide income to Earth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd., while the generator have to pay the operators in the case of non income generators like fluorescent bulbs, tube lights etc., as it involves transportation and disposal cost to the operators.
HOUSE HOLDS AND END USERS
Earth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd plans to enter into an agreement with the Kudumbashree, which is the nodal agency for collecting solid waste for the Corporations and Muncipalities to collect the E-Waste from house holds and end users on a weekly basis. This will be transported by the operator to their collection points. A collection fee would be paid to the nodal agency (Kudumbashree) for this.
A collection network would be formed to collect and transport the E-Waste from the state in a systematic manner. As soon as the quantity of E-Waste generated is found to be sufficient and economically viable for operating a treatment facility, Earth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd would set up its own facility in the state.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
The major costs involved in implementing the above said method of collection, transportation and disposal at facility outside Kerala is the cost involved in procurement, storage and logistics. Keeping in mind the various aspects the following financial proposal is being given.
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ON SALE BASIS (Payment by disposal agency to Generator):
Electronic/ Electrical Waste | |
CPUs, Laptops, Servers, Telecom networking switching station etc. | |
Scanners, Fax, Monitors, CRTs, Photocopy, old telephones, Washing machine, Vacuum Cleaners, Card Readers, Swipe machine, fans, AC etc. | |
Plastic waste, Printers, PCBs, CDs, Storage devices, Thumb drives, Power control units, IO device, Key boards, Mouse, Plastic parts, Hand sets, chargers, Calculators etc | |
Speakers, Multimedia, Electrical Items (Regulators, Meters, Switches, Starters, Chokes, Wires, Cables etc), CPU cabinets. | |
Metal Waste, Motors, Pumps, Inverters, UPS etc. |
ON SERVICE CHARGES BASIS (Payment by Generator to disposal agency):
Waste Electronic/ Electrical Material | |
Tube lights, CFLs, Bulbs, Batteries (other than Lead acid batteries), Floppies, LCDs, Toner Cartridges, Transformers and Condensers containing cooling oils etc |
Documents related to E-Waste Collection
The following documents would be kept as records to track the collection, storage, transportation and disposal of E-Waste from the state. They are:
Invoice
Manifest (Form 13)
Stock register
PROCESSING AT FACILITY
Simple and low cost processing systems combined with pollution control devices are used at the facility for processing. The objective of processing is:
Non Incineration
Almost Zero landfill (minimum)
Simplified and safe manual dismantling
Simplified manual and auto segregation
Shredding and pulverizing
Density separation
Des patching for recycling
The E-Waste in the facility involves the following treatment processes. They are:
Sorting of E-Waste on the basis of common products
Refurbish the working components
Segregate the remaining on the basis of processing
Dismantle and separate the products as metals, glass etc.
Size reduction process
Landfill the non recyclable waste in hazardous waste facility.
Earth Sense Recycle Pvt. Ltd is committed in protecting the environment from pollution and at the same time utilizing the maximum resources available during management of E-Waste. Kerala being the God’s Own Country should be made free of dumping yard for all kinds of waste. We extend our hands to join the people of Kerala in making this a reality.
For Contacts:
Web : http://www.earthsenserecycle.com
Contact : 09539320830
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