Cavite State University-Bacoor City Campus Soldiers Hills 4,Molino, Bacoor, Cavite

“Electronic Waste Issues
And Measures in the
Philippines”

Submitted by: Martin John Regalado Stephen Arcenal BSHRM 1-1

Submitted to: Ms. Carol Tamayo

Introduction: As technology evolves, we don’t know what happened to the old technology like cell phones, appliances or machines. Instead, we keep our attentions to the newly developed technology and the old ones become Electronic Waste or E-waste for short. E-waste is a defective or obsolete devices or appliances, which means useless or cannot be used anymore.
These E-wastes are often kept at home, improperly disposed to dumpsites, or exported to developing countries. Organizations such as European Union have recognized the scope of the e-waste problem and have instituted a system of extended producer responsibility (EPR) to address it. One method developed at Carnegie Mellon University by Matthews et al. is based on sales data, which were used to estimate the current and future quantity of computers that will be reused, recycled, stored, and land filled in the United States. While in the Philippines Republic Act No. 9003, with the short title Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, was signed into law in January 2001. RA 9003 sets guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction through source reduction and waste minimization measures, including recycling, reuse, and recovery before collection, treatment, and disposal at appropriate and environmentally sound solid waste management facilities.

Discussion and Analysis
What is e-waste?
E-waste is a term used to represent almost all type of electrical or electronic equipment that has entered or could enter the waste stream, nearly any household or business tool that contains electrical circuitry