13 Mar 2023
Resource Person
Dr. Keshav A. Bulbule
Prof. of Chemistry (Retd)
Technical Consultant
E Parisaraa Bangalore.
Email: kabulbule@gmail.com
Organizers: G Ranjith Kumar
The resource person Dr Keshav A Bulbule, Prof Of Chemistry ( Retd), Technical Consultant, E Parisaraa Bangalore talk by''E-Waste Recycling for Sustainable Development ''. Based on the following concepts.
Steady technological advancement in the modern world has been making our lives easier, simpler and faster in so many ways with the progressive invention of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) such as personal computers (PCs), scanners and televisions. The obsolescence of these forms of EEE is termed as ‘technological waste’ or ‘e-waste’ or ‘waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)’. The volume of generated e-waste has been increasing in line with economic development all over the world. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), e-waste growth has significantly increased as a proportion of global solid waste generation and now comprises 8% of the total volume of current municipal solid waste (MSW). The Basel Action Network (BAN) estimated that global e-waste generation increased from 9.3 million tons (MTs) in 2005 to 50 MTs in 2012, and currently 20–50 MTs are generated every year. Furthermore, this proportion increased from 1 to 2% of total solid waste by 2010 and is increasing at an alarming rate as the fastest-growing waste fraction. In terms of developed countries, it comprises 1% of the total MSW. By 2020 however, it is expected to rise to 6%, with a range of 0.01% to 1% for developing countries with <1 kg per year, and this growth rate is exponential. Unfortunately, only 10 to 15% of this amount is managed properly, while the rest is disposed of in open landfills according to one study.
The lecture was attended by all MSc & BSc students, research scholars and faculty of Physics REVA University and in & around Bangalore.
We would like to thank our beloved Chancellor Dr. P. Shyama Raju for providing all facility and support to conduct such events. We also thank Vice Chancellor Dr. M. Dhanamjaya, Registrar Dr. N Ramesh, Deputy Director, Associate Dean, DGM, and students/Scholars of physics department.
