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    This document discusses e-waste management and solutions. It notes that electronics contain toxic substances like lead, mercury, and cadmium that become hazardous when devices are disposed of improperly. The three R's of reduce, reuse, and recycle are promoted as solutions. Functional electronics can be donated, reused, or dismantled safely. Certified e-waste disposal and recycling services are described that involve removal, data wiping, recycling of materials, and certificates of destruction to ensure legal and environmental compliance. Examples of customers served include government agencies and financial institutions.

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    This document discusses e-waste management and solutions. It notes that electronics contain toxic substances like lead, mercury, and cadmium that become hazardous when devices are disposed of improperly. The three R's of reduce, reuse, and recycle are promoted as solutions. Functional electronics can be donated, reused, or dismantled safely. Certified e-waste disposal and recycling services are described that involve removal, data wiping, recycling of materials, and certificates of destruction to ensure legal and environmental compliance. Examples of customers served include government agencies and financial institutions.

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    This document discusses e-waste management and solutions. It notes that electronics contain toxic substances like lead, mercury, and cadmium that become hazardous when devices are disposed of improperly. The three R's of reduce, reuse, and recycle are promoted as solutions. Functional electronics can be donated, reused, or dismantled safely. Certified e-waste disposal and recycling services are described that involve removal, data wiping, recycling of materials, and certificates of destruction to ensure legal and environmental compliance. Examples of customers served include government agencies and financial institutions.

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    E-Waste Management Main

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    Vyomesh Upadhyay
    This document discusses e-waste management and solutions. It notes that electronics contain toxic substances like lead, mercury, and cadmium that become hazardous when devices are disposed of improperly. The three R's of reduce, reuse, and recycle are promoted as solutions. Functional electronics can be donated, reused, or dismantled safely. Certified e-waste disposal and recycling services are described that involve removal, data wiping, recycling of materials, and certificates of destruction to ensure legal and environmental compliance. Examples of customers served include government agencies and financial institutions.

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    E-WASTE MANAGEMENT

    Prepared by:
    Mr. Vyomesh Upadhyay Mr. Krishna Sahu Mr. Abhishek Jain

    Introduction: e-waste/recycling overview


    Whats the problem? Solid waste Toxic substances, materials

    Toxic substances, materials

    Most chemicals used in the manufacturing of computers are harmless when machines are functioning. When computers are piled up in waste disposal sites, these substances become toxic A computer has an average of 0.7 to 2.7 kg of lead, mercury, arsenic, cobalt, beryllium, cadmium and other metals which are hazardous to the environment and to human health

    Waste disposal sites contain up to 3,000 tons of lead, 4 tons of cadmium, 8 tons of beryllium, 3 tons of chromium and 1 ton of mercury

    Whats the solution?

    The three Rs

    Reduce Reuse Recycle

    Whats the solution?


    Recycled Donated

    Functional computers can still be:


    to charities Dismantled (for safe disposal or re-use of materials)

    The Green IT challenge


    Best

    practices for safe, proper disposal of e-waste Elimination of risks associated with toxic ewaste materials

    Disposal & recycling solutions


    What we do

    Disposal of end-of-life IT assets De-installation, removal, recycling Certification of destruction/compliance

    Business benefits

    Deployment of proactive, environmentally responsible e-waste solutions Legal & regulatory compliance assured Cost-efficient services & programs Good corporate citizenship

    Disposal of end-of-life assets


    CPUs Hard disk drives Servers Portable computers and PCs Peripherals (mouse, keyboard, etc.) Workstations Back-up libraries Magnetic tape drives Networking devices Monitors Inkjet or laser printers Tablet PCs And more

    Disposal of end-of-life assets


    Includes

    transport and disposal of all equipment and materials per Canadian environmental regulations Other services available:
    Asset

    tag removal Data wipes (Removal of proprietary data from hard drives)

    Disposal of end-of-life assets


    Ethical, responsible recycling with MicroAge


    All recycled materials sent to approved smelters per Basel Convention guidelines No hazardous waste or substances sent to developing regions (India, Africa, China, etc.)

    De-installation, removal, recycling


    Products

    PCs, servers, notebooks, storage equipment Electronic office equipment (network & telecom, lab devices, broadcast equipment, etc.) Certified disconnection Total dismantling Complete removal, clean-up of premises Recycling of all metals and plastics On-site media sanitization Clear, Purge, Destroy Secure, documented Site clean-up

    Services

    Optional services

    Certification of Destruction
    Prevents

    unlawful or unauthorized data recovery Assures regulatory compliance


    Level 1
    Certificate issued by MicroAge Destruction witnessed by law firm representative

    Level 2 Certificate issued by MicroAge Destruction witnessed by customer employee

    Destruction service by pulverizing physical destruction Certified complete


    Hard

    drives, back-up tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, magnetic tapes, discs, personal digital assistants, printers, fax films, cell phones, memory chips, memory sticks, etc.

    Assessment methodology
    Product Waste

    Consume

    Collect Function

    Recover Material

    Energy

    Dispose

    Importers Manufacturers

    Consumer

    Collection

    2nd hand Market

    Recyclers

    Inciniration

    Disposal

    Retailer & Trader

    Disposal & recycling solutions


    A fully documented process
    1.

    Initiated with a quick, simple pick-up request

    2.

    Price quotation sent within 24 hours


    Pick-up slip issued with signature and date

    3.

    4.

    Products disassembled and sorted


    Certificate of destruction (CD) issued Inventory of recyclable materials provided CD indicates all stages of the process

    5.

    6.

    7.

    Government

    agency: Recycling and destruction of all types of e-waste including cannons! Financial institution: Destruction of banking machines Flight simulator manufacturer: Destruction of printed circuits and hard drives Insurance company: Destruction of servers, workstations, de-installation and removal of back-up library

    Examples of customers/services offered

    Disposal & recycling solutions


    Efficient, environmentally-friendly Fully-documented processes ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulatory requirements

    Q&A

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