The Problems of E-Waste And Its Management in Current Education Systems

With increase in the computerization and digitization of all the institutions including education, the e-waste is a now a serious problem to tackle. Now in class room teachers are equipped with various teaching tools like laptop or computer, UPS, DLP projector, Remote control. Every electronic component has fixed life span . Later on you have to modify or replace it, causing electronic waste. We are purchasing new systems , at the same time we have to deal with old computer systems because it becomes useless for us . This new digital revolution infiltrated in our education system with more effective, easy and powerful knowledge comforts the same technology has made our education better, which is on the down side creating more toxic problems for us. With the growth of IT and related industries the usage and disposal of computer system and other electronic equipments are increased with incremental quantity of e waste. Therefore it has become necessary to study e waste management practices that are being adopted. The paper gives the list of various hazadous substances amd their impact and also provides the existing strategies for its solution in the current world.