GROUP FOURTEN (14) ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA, ITS EFFECT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH QUALITY

INTRODUCTION 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-WASTE?

PROBLEM STATEMENT What is the problem? E-waste management Source of problem Second hand imports Improper management

PROBLEMS OF E-WASTE MANAGEMENT(PROBLEM STATEMENT) Regulatory framework(law) Market structure Education Technology and capital

EFFECTS OF E-WASTE Effects can be divided into three: Health effects Environment effects Financial effects

HEALTH EFFECTS ELEMENT E-WASTE PARTS HEALTH PROBLEMS ARSENIC LED LIGHTS Cancer, skin diseases, nervous system damage LEAD CRT SCREENS AND BATTERIES Mental retardation (children) CADMIUM CRT SCREENS Kidney problems CHLORO-FLORO CARBONS COOLING UNITS Ozone layer depletion POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TRANSFORMERS AND CONDENSERS Cancer Lung cancer Blood cells damage CARBON MONO OXIDE CRT SCREENS AND LED LIGHT lung damage damage to blood cells CHROMIUM AND PHTHALATES COOLING UNITS AND BATTERIES Respiratory diseases

ENVIROMENTAL EFFECTS SOIL POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION

SOLUTIONS Public business model National disassembling plant(s) Regional disassembling plant(s) District disassembling plants Public business model

SOLUTIONS Managerial training Technical training Sales training Education and Capacity training Managerial training Technical training Sales training

SOLUTIONS 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

RELATIONSHIP WITH QUALITY Quality dimension Conformance Perceived image Total quality management principles Continual improvement Customer satisfaction Systems approach Cost of quality Financial Loss of lives

CONCLUSION 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.

REFERENCES 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.

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