NEGATIVE EFFECT OF E-WASTE ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RECYCLING

Today, the production of electrical and electronic equipment is one of the industries which have growth power giddily. The electronic waste has become the fastest growing waste in the world due to constant improving electronic industry and increasing consumption trend. Electronic waste (e-waste) can pollute the environment and threaten human health because of their toxic substances content. Electronic waste contain environmentally harmful organic (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, etc.) and inorganic (Pb, Sb, Hg, Cd, Ni, etc.) substance. Because of these substances they have adverse effects on human and environmental health. On the other hand e-waste have greatly precious metal (Cu, Ag, Au, Pd, etc.) content. If recycling processes applied to them, both adverse effects on the environment and human health will be reduced and it will be contributed to the national economy by protection of precious metal resources. In this study, it has been demonstrated Turkey’s e-waste potential, contents and effects of environmental health, providing benefits by recycling contained precious metals and economic impacts