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Share innovative ideas on circular economy in E-waste

Innovative ideas on circular economy in E-waste
Start Date :
Feb 01, 2022
Last Date :
Feb 15, 2022
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Innovative ideas on circular economy in E-waste ...

Innovative ideas on circular economy in E-waste

Today, electronic waste poses a significant challenge for society. With the introduction of innovative features and up-gradation, people are changing their devices by discarding the old ones, thereby contributing to the generation of electronic waste significantly.

Replacing the linear systems with circular in electrical and electronic equipment intends to maximize value at each life-cycle stage by reusing, repairing, recovering remanufacturing, regenerating products and material.

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) observes Swachhata Pakhwada 2022 from 1st February 2022 to 15th February 2022 promoting ‘E-waste se Raksha- Swachhata hi Suraksha’. Citizens are invited to share their innovative ideas on how circular economy practices can help in sustainable and efficient E-waste Management.

The best entries from the citizens will be identified by the Ministry and will be featured on the MyGov page.

The last date to receive suggestions is 15th February 2022.

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yogesh chopra
yogesh chopra 4 years 5 months ago
Dear honorable members, For circular economy the following is a prerequisite: 1. Open architecture in designing of electronic devices 2. Standardized modules for swapping in and out 3. Repairable modules due to open architecture models 4. Extension of life by making any product built using integrateable plug and play by organizations 5. End of life recycling of swappable parts 6. Change only what needs to be changed and keep the rest operational 7. Products should have the option of upgradeablity 8. Can we simply upgrade the parts by swapping and redeploy it in places where the requirements can be met 9. Design thinking.....think of manufacturing processes that makes Products last longer so that unnecessary costs in replacing doesn't occur
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Jagruti Gujar
Jagruti Gujar 4 years 5 months ago
सबसे पहले हमे सारा ई-वेस्ट एक जगह जमा करना चाहिए|इसके बाद वेस्ट से सारा plastic अलग कर उसे वस्तु बनाने की फेक्ट्री को बेचे ईसी प्रकार प्रत्येक वस्तु को अलग अलग कर उन्हें उन फेक्ट्री को बेचे जिन्हें उसकी जरूरत हो|यह मेरा सुझाव है जिससे हमे आर्थिक लाभ भी प्राप्त होगा , कचरे का सही से इस्तेमाल होगा और plastic जैसे अन्य वस्तु की फेक्ट्री को भी लाभ होगा और उत्पाद भी कम होगा| धन्यवाद!
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SUTHAHAR P
SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
Waste Management solutions have evolved tremendously to meet the high standards of sustainability and profitability. These solutions are developed around the fact that the world is under a climate crisis and as a part of the climate action plan, waste management solutions become integral for survival. Many jump to empty conclusions in regards to how to fight climate change or global warming, but are blind to adopting smart strategies to implement and eradicate the problem.
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SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
Methane gas produced as a result of decomposition represents one of the most harmful byproducts of landfills. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and it has a destructive effect on the ozone layer. Sensing an opportunity, the BMW Corporation partnered with both the Energy Department and the South Carolina Research Authority. Through this collaboration, researchers created innovative fuel cells powered by hydrogen converted from methane gas.
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SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
Waste management experts worldwide struggle with an ever-growing amount of trash produced on a daily basis. While rates of recycling and composting partly offset population growth and trash output, a better long-term approach is needed. Consider that of the 4.4 pounds of trash created every day by the average American, only about 1/3 is recycled. Much of the other two-thirds of trash will not bio-degrade, and sits in landfills for decades.
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SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
A holistic approach is needed to address the challenges faced by India in e-waste management. The suitable mechanism needs to be evolved to include small units in the unorganized sector and large units in the organized sector into a single value chain. Our approach can be for units in the unorganized sector to concentrate on collecting, dismantling, and segregation, whereas the organized sector could do metal extraction, recycling, and disposal.
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SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
E-waste management in India is a great challenge for governments of many developing countries. It is becoming a huge public health issue and is exponentially increasing by the day. It has to be collected separately, treated effectively, and disposed of e-waste. It is also a diversion from conventional landfills and open burning. It is essential to integrate an informal sector with the formal sector. The competent authorities in developing countries like India need to establish mechanisms for handling and treating e-waste safely and sustainable manner.
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SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
Increasing information campaigns, capacity building, and awareness are critical to promoting environment-friendly e-waste management programs. Increasing efforts are urgently required on the improvement of the current practices like collection schemes and management practices to reduce any illegal trade of e-waste. Reducing the number of hazardous substances in e-products will also positively affect the specific e-waste streams since it will support the prevention process.
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SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
Research on the effective messaging techniques and evaluation of information campaigns could also form a part of the role of the government. These awareness efforts must be geared towards achieving safe handling of e-waste and reducing consumption of electronic products in the long run. Overall, public awareness generation initiatives should be based on partnerships and collaboration among various stakeholders.
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SUTHAHAR P 4 years 5 months ago
The current e-waste regulations require the producers to provide, on the websites, information on the impacts of e-waste, appropriate disposal practices, and other issues. There is also a requirement for an awareness campaigns at regular intervals. Many producers have already provided information on the websites, but evidence shows that the overall awareness levels remain low among bulk consumers. Stricter guidelines/regulations to the producers on these awareness campaigns’ frequency and mode might improve the situation.
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