With freaking new electronics coming into the market each day, our lives have become a lot more simpler, but we cannot overlook the e-waste problem that it results to. Over the past few years, gadgets have gained such a lot of popularity that meeting with their material demands has also become a problem. To solve these problems some Japanese companies have come out with interesting ideas.
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Electronic giant Panasonic has set out its workers to save the environment by bringing e-waste to use. The workers at the Panasonic Eco Technology Centre, located outside Osaka, dismantle everything from flat-panel TV screens to refrigerators in order to collect all useful parts. At least 90% of the dismantled stuff is reused. The company even removes toxic heavy metals and gases from the electronic goods. Another company Canon, a Japanese camera manufacturer is also seen drawing out precious materials from e-waste stream, with 90% of all components in its photocopiers reused in some way.
There is still a lot of e-waste that ends up in landfill and this waste has precious materials in large quantity. To use extract these precious materials from e-waste safely, Dell is now setting up a pilot plant in India. I hope we get to see more of these plants in the near future.
Via: FastCompany
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