Electronic waste management
What are electronic waste?
Electrical and electronic devices are products that are present in virtually all of our daily lives and are made up of a combination of parts or elements that require electrical current or electromagnetic fields to function and perform a number of specific jobs and functions.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) are complex for proper management, because they include a wide variety of devices used both in the field of mass consumption (homes, companies and institutions) and industry.
he composition of this waste varies widely according to each type of device and can contain both usable materials that are convertible into potential resources, as well as non-usable materials and hazardous waste that require proper handling.
- Computers, laptops and their components.
- Power sources, UPS and batteries.
- Mixed cables: HDMI, RCA, Ethernet and telephone.
- Accessories: Headphones, hands-free and headsets
- Telecommunications equipment such as: Cell phones, smartphones, servers, modems and their parts.
- Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals
- Printers and landlines
- Monitors and TVs
- Hazardous waste
- Appliances: Refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, among others.