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SOLUTIONS FOR E - WASTE

1.1. Educating society about the health risks of E-Waste

 

1.2. Training and educating the informal recyclers about safety and labour rights so that they don't have to cope with risky and exploitative policies

 

 

 

 

1. Education related measures

2. A change in legislation

2.1. Implementing the EPR (Extended Producer Responsability) policy, which is a policy under which the producers, importers, or brand owners of electronic equipment pay a certain amount of fee to ensure proper disposal and recycling of the electronic product after it reaches its end of life. Here, the producer of the electronic equipment is fully responsible for its proper end of life management.

 

2.2. Implementing the ARF (Advanced Recycling Fee) policy, which is an amount paid by the consumer at the cash register when buying any electronic products. This fee is for the electronic product to be recycled properly when the product reached it end of life and turns into electronic waste. Hence, consumers of electronic products pay it forward so that in this way all electronics is recycled in an appropriate manner.

 

2.3 Adoption of new process and laws to ensure proper separation of e-waste at the collection points by The City Corporation.The City Corporation should gather more information on e-waste management system from developed countries such as Japan to ensure proper processes are in place to meet the higher quantities of e-waste.

 

 

 

3. Improvement of the employment situation

3.1. Creation of a comitee or a workers union that defends and fights for better working conditions that include a cleaner, enviromentally friendly workplace.

 

1.2. Make it compulsary for the companies to protect their workers (by law) and supply them with the necessary protective gear and proper working tools. This will cause a better production that pollutes less and also a safer workplace.

 

 

 

 

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