E-waste is useless electronic devices. Electronic devices include mobile phones, laptops, computers, television, and batteries. Electronic devices became obsolete, and their repair became expensive, so the best solution, dispose of them rather than repair them. As a result, recycling e-waste has become very important for our society.
What are the advantages of E-waste recycling?
The advantages of E-waste recycling are more.
1- One of these advantages is that many materials will reuse as Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, glass, and many types of plastic.
2- As a result of e-waste recycling, Hazardous components such as cadmium and beryllium will reduce.
3- The increase in employment because e-waste recycling is a labor-intensive industry. Most of the work in it is manual, so there are a lot of jobs in the field of recycling as collection, dismantling, and manufacturing that characterized Egypt by the cheapest labor, so we have an advantage in prices.
4- Another advantage of e-waste recycling, it protects the environment. Recycling e-waste can keep harmful materials out of the environment. We can make fertilizer and detergent by recycling a lead-acid battery. Because when the plastic parts and toxic lead are recycled sulphuric acid is neutralized and converted into sodium sulfate.
What is the recycling e-waste process?
There are many steps to complete the recycling of electronic waste. The first step is the collection. This step had achieved when Workers collected electronic products through recycling bins. The second step is safe storage. There are many electronic products contaminated. Such as glass screens of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) TVs were contaminated by lead. So they must be stored by safe storage. The third step is Manual Sorting, Dismantling, and Shredding. E-waste goes through manual sorting then shredded into small pieces allowing for accurate sorting of materials. This process is the most fundamental part of the step. The fourth step is Mechanical Separation.
What are the obstacles in the field of e-waste?
There are numerous obstacles in the field of e-waste recycling. Firstly, many recyclers, rather than professionals, labor in this industry. These recyclers use destructive recycling procedures, such as burning plastics which harmful to the environment. The hazardous materials and heavy metals might make the recycling process more complex. Secondly, there is an issue with individual electronic products. And because these technological devices had made from materials including plastic, metal, and glass. So this poses a costly challenge, especially when compared with single-article items such as cans and glass bottles.
