Published July 1, 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Awareness of Reuse Reduce Recycle & Dispose of E-Waste in Chennai

  • 1. Department of Civil Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)

Description

In this survey, I came to know that the development of area or city leads to the growth of E-waste, but the percentage of the public who are aware of E-waste is not growing up to the mark. The technical solutions, segregation process, preventive methods, skilled labors working on E-waste, modern technology adopted for disposal are very less in growing cities when compare to the metropolitan cities. I came to know about the urgency of creating awareness to every person using electronic gadgets about E-waste and its ill-effects on the human race. Segregation of metals and components while disposing of the E-waste also causes ill effects for the workers involved in that, as facilities like gloves, caps, masks are not available in poor countries. Dumping of E-waste into seas or in barren islands leads to water pollution, affecting aquatic and marine life. As most of Chennai is a coastal area, many small and medium industries and household E-wastes are releasing into the seas easily. The survey conducted in Chennai city reveals the immediate reaction to the proper disposal of E-waste. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1964/7/072006

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
1964
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
[7 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
1. International Conference on Advances in Computational Science and Engineering
Acronym
ICACSE 2020
Dates
25-26 Dec 2020
Place
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53103542
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRONIC WASTES; METALS; URBAN AREAS; WATER POLLUTION
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; POLLUTION; WASTES