The Do's of Electronic Waste Recycling:
The Don'ts of Electronic Waste Recycling:
• Give the discarded Electronic Equipments only at the authorized collection centers so that the same
can be properly recycled
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Drop the discarded Electronic Equipments only in the bins meant for the Electronic Waste
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Ask the retailer about the Take Back schemes
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Consult the authorized service center as to whether the Electronic Equipment can be repaired or not,
before discarding the same
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Tell your neighbors and other persons about the hazards of improper disposal or handling or
improper recycling of the Electronic Waste
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If the unwanted Electronic Equipments still work or can be repaired then consider donating them
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Don't dump the discarded Electronic Equipments in open or in any Land Fill Site as the same will
result in contaminating the Soil and the ground water
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Don't dispose of the discarded Electronic Equipments in household bins or Municipal Bins
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Don't sell or give your discarded Electronic Equipments to any Trash Dealer or Kabadiwala
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Recycling Electronic Equipments helps to save natural finite resources and also reduces the
environmental and health risks associated with improper handling/disposing the Electronic Waste
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To minimize our impact on the earth and to protect the environment for future generations return
your discarded Electronic Equipments here for safe recycling:
Contact for further information:
Haier Appliances (India) Pvt. Ltd.
B-l/A-14, MCIE, Mathura Road,
New Delhi-110044
or Call us at
Toll Free No. (24X7): 1800-200-9999
Toxic
Materials
Birth
Defects
Heart, Liver,
Lung & Spleen
Damage
Kidney
Damage
Skeletal
System
Damage
Barium
Lead
Lithium
Mercury
Nickel
Palladium
Rhodium
Silver
Cadmium
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X
X
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Brain
Damage
X
X
X
X
X
Nervous/
Reproductive
System Damage
Without safe recycling, most of these toxic components will end up in
land fill - poisioning the soil and water
Electronic equipments contain many hazardous metallic contaminants such as lead, cadmium, and
beryllium and brominated flame-retardants. The improper handling and/or improper recycling of the
Electronic Waste results in these hazardous metals/substances getting released into our eco and
biological system, thereby leading to various health hazards. The Hazardous contents in the
electronic equipment include:
• Lead
Brominated Flame Retardants
Chromium
Mercury
• Beryllium
Cadmium
Barium
Carbon Black
Phosphor
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HAZARDS OF IMPROPER HANDLING AND/OR IMPROPER RECYCLING
OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
E-Waste Toxic Components and their Damage to Human Health
E-WASTE GUIDELINE MANUAL
