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Smart Storage:

The Foundation of Safe
Trending E-Waste Handling
innovation

Trending Innovations in

E-waste management

01 Storage forms the
first link in the
E waste or the electronic waste with itself carries a notion of chain. Improper storage can
e-waste management
growth supplemented with a sense of responsibility in a
broader perspective. The term management refers to the
responsibility of reducing, handling, reusing, recycling lead to environmental
and finally disposing this undesirable waste. We as the contamination and occupa-
superior human race in the present generation are actually tional hazards due to toxic
compelled to grow in the lap of technology. materials such as lead,
mercury, and cadmium.

This growth in the wake of rapid evolution of technology Under IS 17862:2022,
has no doubt transformed our lives, but it has also generated e-waste storage facilities
one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world i.e., must ensure environmen-
E-waste. It comprises of the discarded electrical and tal protection, segregation
electronic equipment such as computers, mobile phones, of waste types, and adher-
tablets, smart watches, televisions and various home ence to safety measures as
appliances. According to global estimates, e-waste generation guided by IS/ISO
reached 53.6 million tonnes in 2019, and it is projected to 14001:2015 and 45001:2018.
rise to 74.7 million tonnes by 2030 and 110 million tonnes
by 2050. Smart technologies have
revolutionized this stage
This exponential growth presents an urgent need for
structured, technology-driven, and standardized through:
management systems for the storage, collection, dismantling,
and recycling of e-waste. The National standards body of
India, Bureau of Indian Standards has come up with IS
17862:2022 which provides for comprehensive guidelines
for the storage, collection, dismantling, and recycling of
E-Waste, harmonized with global frameworks like
IS/ISO 14001:2015 i.e., Environmental Management
Systems and IS/ISO 45001:2018 which is Occupational
Health and Safety Management Systems.

From a standardization point of view, smart
technologies enable smarter disposal
through automation, traceability, safety,
and sustainability at every stage of e-waste
management.

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