Electronic Waste Management in Ghana: Effects, Quality Relationship, and Solutions
Discover the impact of electronic waste management in Ghana, its relationship with quality, and the significant effects on health, environment, and finances. Explore the regulatory framework, health risks associated with e-waste parts, pollution concerns, and strategies to improve waste management practices in Ghana.
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ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA, ITS EFFECT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH QUALITY
Importance of electronics Information Entertainment Education Working and domestic tools Communication tools Storage How is waste from electronics Dealt with in Ghana WHAT IS E Importance of electronics How is waste from electronics Dealt with in Ghana WHAT IS E- -WASTE? WASTE?
What is the problem? E-waste management Source of problem Second hand imports Improper management
Regulatory framework(law) Market structure Education Technology and capital
Effects can be divided into three: Health effects Environment effects Financial effects
E E- -WASTE PARTS LED LIGHTS WASTE PARTS ELEMENT ELEMENT HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROBLEMS Cancer, skin diseases, nervous system damage ARSENIC ARSENIC CRT SCREENS AND BATTERIES CRT SCREENS COOLING UNITS TRANSFORMERS AND CONDENSERS CRT SCREENS AND LED LIGHT COOLING UNITS AND BATTERIES Mental retardation (children) Kidney problems Ozone layer depletion Cancer Lung cancer Blood cells damage lung damage damage to blood cells Respiratory diseases LEAD LEAD CADMIUM FLORO CARBONS POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS CADMIUM CHLORO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS CHLORO- -FLORO CARBONS CARBON MONO OXIDE CARBON MONO OXIDE CHROMIUM AND PHTHALATES CHROMIUM AND PHTHALATES
SOIL POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION
Public business model District disassembling plants Regional disassembling plant(s) District disassembling plants National disassembling plant(s) Regional disassembling plant(s) District disassembling plants
Education and Capacity training Managerial training Technical training Sales training
Institutional and legal framework to control imports of Electric and electronic equipments Partnership with electronic companies Passage of e-waste law Strengthening of existing regulatory bodies such as E.P.A
Quality dimension Conformance Perceived image Total quality management Continual improvement Customer satisfaction Systems approach Cost of quality Financial Loss of lives Quality dimension Total quality management principles principles Cost of quality
AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE START UNDERSTANDING THE NUMEROUS EFFECTS OF E-WASTE BOTH BY DEALERS AND NON-DEALERS ALIKE AND ADEQUATE MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE ITS EFFECTS.
Oeko-institute(2015), e-waste in africa; risk, challenges and solutions. Abdulahi abdulrahman, 2015 Dailymail.co.uk Edmund, k ( 2015, november 13), deputy director (chemical control management centre), E.P.A Mathew, A.( november 2012), dealing with e- waste in Ghana Macdougall Clair (2012, January 31), Agbogbloshie, West africa s biggest e-waste dump.
