ABSTRACT
Wastes: The Switzerland Experience ................................................................................ 362 12.3 Handling, Management, and Disposal of Electrical and Electronic
Wastes: The U.S. Experience ............................................................................................ 362 12.4 General Requirements for Collection, Separation, and Disposal of Electrical
and Electronic Wastes Containing Particularly Hazardous Substances ........................... 364 12.5 Practical Examples ........................................................................................................... 364
12.5.1 General Management and Disposal of Electronic Waste Appliances ................ 364 12.5.2 General Management and Disposal of Large Electrical Waste Appliances ....... 366 12.5.3 General Management and Disposal of Small Electrical Waste Appliances ....... 366 12.5.4 General Management and Disposal of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
Waste Appliances ............................................................................................... 367 12.5.5 General Management and Disposal of Universal Wastes ................................... 368 12.5.6 Management and Disposal of a Speci c Electronic Waste: CRTs ..................... 371 12.5.7 Management and Disposal of Mercury-Containing Equipment
Including Lamps ................................................................................................. 372 12.5.8 Management, Reuse, Recycle, and Disposal of Vehicle Batteries ...................... 372 12.5.9 Management, Reuse, Recycle, and Disposal of Household Batteries ................ 375 12.5.10 Management of Electronic Wastes: Waste Computers ....................................... 378 12.5.11 Nanotechnology for Mercury Removal .............................................................. 379 12.5.12 Solidi cation (Cementation) Technology for
Hazardous e-Waste Disposal .............................................................................. 379 References .................................................................................................................................. 380
The disposal of electrical and electronic wastes around the world has not been very satisfactory. The rapid evolution of electrical, electronic, information, and communication technologies leads to an increased production of such wastes in the future. It is our ideal objective that we do not dispose of
best to create separate disposal paths for electrical and electronic wastes. Some electrical and electronic wastes contain hazardous, but recyclable components, in particular, metals. These can be only recovered at a justi able expense if the appliances are collected separately and treated by suitable processes. In addition, there are often problematic legal and managerial issues on waste labeling, handling, packaging, transportation, and disposition. Different countries have established their national policies for solving the problems of hazardous wastes and universal wastes [1-11].
