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Treating Hazardous Substances
In addition to recyclable precious material, electronic waste also contains hazardous substances such as lead and mercury. A typical computer monitor may contain more than 6% lead by weight. Up to thirty-eight separate chemical elements are incorporated into E-waste items. The un-sustainability of discarded electronics and computer technology is another reason for the need to recycle.
Being highly hazardous and toxic, E-waste has the potential to become a death wish for all that is living, and all material that is life sustaining, such as land, water and air. When processed improperly or dumped off in landfills, no matter how secure these landfills might be, toxin chemicals from the e-waste seep into the ground. For people living in the vicinity of these landfills, it could mean serious contamination and permanent health damage to the central and peripheral nervous system, various health hazards such as seizures, retardation, kidney failures and even effect child development.
At Attero, the hazardous substances recovered during the process of recycling e-waste are disposed off through the Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facility, commonly known as CHWTSDF, authorized by the Central Pollution Control Board in the prescribed manner. Using Attero`s unique recycling techniques, valuable materials such as copper, iron, glass, aluminum and plastic could be extracted from electronic scrap, hence putting a stop to the tarnishing of the earth`s facia.