Authors :
Sakawat Hossain; Mustafizur Rahman
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 7 - July
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DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20JUL756
Abstract :
The electrical and electronics industry is one
of the world’s fastest-growing manufacturing sectors.
As a result of this rise in production, as well as the
increasing rate of product consumption, e-waste from
electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), has become
the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. This
study helps to quantify the existing generation rate,
health, and environmental impacts of e-waste. A
structured questionnaire has been processed in Gazipur
and existing literature was reviewed. A total of 1200
households were interviewed using structured
questionnaires. The results revealed that several income
families used different types of electronics products. Eproduct consumption depends on an individual’s
income and e-waste generation depends on warranty
policy and product life cycle. The health consequences
of both direct exposures during recycling and indirect
exposures through environmental contamination are
potentially severe but poorly studied. E-waste concepts
are relatively new in Gazipur as a result this study
revealed, 840 households were aware of health and
environmental impacts. E-waste minimization, reuse, or
recycling is necessary but it should be conducted in a
safe and standardized system. Recycling stations should
be established with maintaining safety measures for
workers and to conserve the environment from being
contaminated. The government should involve in waste
management by establishing rules and regulations
specific to health safety and environmental issue
relating to e-waste
Keywords :
E-product consumption and e-waste generation, E-waste recycling, health, and environmental impacts.
The electrical and electronics industry is one
of the world’s fastest-growing manufacturing sectors.
As a result of this rise in production, as well as the
increasing rate of product consumption, e-waste from
electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), has become
the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. This
study helps to quantify the existing generation rate,
health, and environmental impacts of e-waste. A
structured questionnaire has been processed in Gazipur
and existing literature was reviewed. A total of 1200
households were interviewed using structured
questionnaires. The results revealed that several income
families used different types of electronics products. Eproduct consumption depends on an individual’s
income and e-waste generation depends on warranty
policy and product life cycle. The health consequences
of both direct exposures during recycling and indirect
exposures through environmental contamination are
potentially severe but poorly studied. E-waste concepts
are relatively new in Gazipur as a result this study
revealed, 840 households were aware of health and
environmental impacts. E-waste minimization, reuse, or
recycling is necessary but it should be conducted in a
safe and standardized system. Recycling stations should
be established with maintaining safety measures for
workers and to conserve the environment from being
contaminated. The government should involve in waste
management by establishing rules and regulations
specific to health safety and environmental issue
relating to e-waste
Keywords :
E-product consumption and e-waste generation, E-waste recycling, health, and environmental impacts.