Polytechnic English 1st Semester Chapter 5: ELECTRONIC WASTE.

Answer the following in 4 to 6 sentences.

1:State the Three health hazards of improper disposal of e-waste?

Ans.: E-waste refers to the thrown out electronics equipment like computers,printers,televisions and cell phones etc.which are harmful to our eco-system if not disposed properly.

1. Burning up of e-waste releases poisonous gases which creates air pollution and also affects epithelial cells of human lungs and cause cancer.

2. Cadmium is a hazardous chemical which can have dangerous impact on health of our kidneys.

3. Exposure to barium can cause muscle weakness, brain swelling and impact spleen and liver.

4. Chronic exposure to arsenic could cause skin diseases and impact nervous system.

5. Dumping of e-waste in landfills results in soil pollution. E-waste recycling generates plenty of valuable resources such as iron, copper, aluminum and gold. It also contains heavy metals like lead, tin, bauxite etc. These potentially harmful chemicals get leached into soil which ultimately pollutes the groundwater.

2:State the additional tips for proper recycling of e-waste.

Ans.:1. Proper recycling program fitting your needs- participate in the reputable e-waste disposal programs

2. Consider donating- if you don’t need your e-waste any more, you can donate to the non-profit organization that can repair them and give them to those in need.

3. Upgrade before recycling- in some cases, your electronics may only need a few updates to feel like new. So rather than going for a new one, you can swap out any of their internal components and extend the life of your gadget.

4. Don’t buy new- Think twice before throwing up your e-waste and bring home a more recent model only if it’s an essential need.

5. Sell old electronics- you can get rid of your e-waste by selling them online at affordable prices.

6. Erase your data- when you made up your mind to do with your old electronics, it iscrucial to remove any personal information from the device.

3: Develop four meaningful sentences on the given topic: Save Environment.

Ans.: Our Environment is an essential part of our life. A clean environment is very necessary to live a peaceful and healthy life. An environment is the natural surroundings which help life to grow and nourish on this earth. It helps human beings, animals and other living things to grow and develop naturally. But now days, our environment is disturbing in many ways which effect on all living beings. We can save our environment with the little step taken by everyone on the earth. We should reduce the amount of  west,throwing wastes properly to its place only. It is very important to save environment for human existence. When we protect the environment, we are protecting ourselves and our future as well.

4: Explain the terms: Recycle and Reuse

Ans.: Recycle: Recycle is a process in which used and discarded material is transformed into reusable material or products. It is a great substitute to the traditional waste disposal,which saves material and also reduces the releases of greenhouse gases.

Reuse: Reuse is an act of using a product or material more than once, either in the same or different way. It can be a conventional reuse of material; where in products are put to its original use, again or a creative reuse, in which the items are utilized to serve a different function. It is an eco-friendly technique of saving money, time, energy and resources.

5: Describe the role and responsibilities of the society in controlling e-waste hazards.

Ans.: The recent dependency on electronics has increased our use of e-waste. Being the largest growing stream world under e-waste contains some of the most harmful toxins to human. And it is a responsibility of every individual, lives in a society, to take a step ahead to control the e-waste hazards.

1. Stem the spread/ minimize the use: Before buying any electronics product, review if your previous product can be upgraded by adding just a few elements to it.

2. Sell or donate: If it’s really that necessity, sell your old electronics to a secondhand shop or online selling websites like e-Bay, uSell or Gazelle.

3. Go local: Know where your local electronics centres are. Mobile companies like sony,Nokia take back their old products and send them for recycling.

4. Educate and organize: as you are aware of the e-waste pollution, educate your neighbours and local businesses about pro recycling. Organize a local drive to clean out old electroinics and send them to local recycler.

5. Take to Govt. officials: we can talk with the Govt. officials about out initiatives and out stand on e-waste.

6: Explain the positive steps that students can take to stop e-waste hazards.

Ans.: The students can help in controlling the e-waste pollution in many ways:

1. Students can participate in various seminars, training programmes and present adverse effects of e-waste pollution to human body esp. brain and kidneys.

2. Students can also create awareness among the students of other schools, colleges and residential societies and explain the ways of e-waste management

3. Students can make projects like creation of water ponds, use of non-polluting vehicles,plantation at their college level that can help to change the mindset of the society and result in their adaptation in day today life.

4. They can form groups of collection drives and urge people to donate their electronic waste to these collection pick-ups.

5. They can contact Govt. officials and inform their work about e-waste pollution control.

7:Assume that you are educating your friend about e-waste and its disposal. List six

statements/ instructions that you will give him/her.

Ans.:

1. Check the condition of your electrical item. Does it still work? If so, think about donating your item. Schools, for instance, can often use refurbished computers. If your un an office and are upgrading, donation of your computers, printers, etc. can be

especially helpful.

2. If you don’t want to donate your e-waste item, think about selling it.You can advertise your item on various websites, like eBay, to find someone interested in your item.

3. Not good enough to be donated/given away or sold? Then maybe recycling is the right route for you.

4. If you are getting rid of an old phone, ensure that your first cancel any service plan and remove the sim card (the sim card should be shredded or cut in half).

5. For all laptops, desktops, netbooks, phones, tablets, etc. make sure that you remove all personal data. Start by backing up all of your data onto an external hard drive to ensure you don’t accidentally lose anything you will need later.

6. Use a professional program to clear your device. Where possible, remove your harrive to dispose of separately.

7. Use the internet. The internet is a wonderful tool to find information on a local, national,and global scale regarding e-waste. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)website offers a lot of help with recycling and donation of e-waste.