1. Nothing GreenAbout Information Technology -ByRashesh DaveAbhishek Chintawar

2. Our Beautiful World 3. Environment Destruction Process 4. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH ?YOUR WORLD DESTINATIONTARGETED! 5. Summary Layout How much do you consider to be maximum?Item 1 Increased usage of IT in day to day lifeItem 2 Energy Consumption by IT gadgetsItem 3 Dangerous Effects on HumanItem 4 Hazardous Effects on EnvironmentItem 5 E-waste Management 6. World Experience!Today the world isexperiencing Global WarmingEffect and knowingly orunknowingly we all areresponsible for it. 7. Increased Usage of IT Increment in House-Hold AppliancesGadgets 4035Huge amount of increment is30observed in the electronicappliances in the past few years.25 20 15 10501995 20002005 20102020 8. Devastating Facts 1 billion cell phones sold in2007 with expected lifespan of From 1997 to 2007, more than2 years. 500 million computers have In US 112,000 computers arebeen obsolete.thrown away in trash everyday These dumps are given to In a year 41 million computerdeveloping nations like Indiaand computer accessories 31.9in name of development ofmillion monitors 400 million nation.Ipods and DVD players are Recycling a computer in USAdumped.is 20$ while in India it is just 2$ 9. Energy Consumptionby IT Gadgets Source: http://www.thegreenitreview.com/2011/10/use-of- electrical-gadgets-threatens-uks.html 10. Effects on Human Effect 1 Electrical appliances such astelevisions, computers, mobiles, High Emission of EM various trans - receiverradiationantennas, etc produces highamount of electromagneticradiations which are hazardousto human health. Many of the manufacturing Effect 2elements are carcinogenicEffect 3elements. Danger of cancer People are becoming due to usage of It weakens the nervous system.more and more laziercarcinogenicelements 11. Hazardous Elements thatMercury BerylliumPollute EnvironmentGlobalCobaltChromium ConcernsBarium Lead 12. Destruction of EnvironmentEnvironment is destructedby dumping themanufactured IT gadgets. 13. Effect on EnvironmentQUICK FACT QUICK FACTAcids and sludge obtained from melting Advancements in things that requirecomputer chips, if disposed on the fossil fuels reduces the amount weground causes acidification of soil. For have, and if burned, emits carbonexample, Guiyu, Hong Kong is facingdioxide into the air.acute water shortages due to the Advancements in other exploitationcontamination of water resources. techniques can also get rid of thingsIt is estimated that 75% of electronic items such as forests, aquifers, and otherare stored due to uncertainty of how tonatural resources that we need.manage it. These electronic junks lie It is also one of the reason forunattended in houses, offices, warehouses deforestation.etc. and normally mixed with householdwastes, which are finally disposed offat landfills. 14. E-Waste Management E-wastes are dumbed at landfills and some of the precious metals like silver, copper and gold are extracted from these wastes In manufacturing and as well as inrecycling hazardous elements areproduced which indeed pollutes theAll E-wastes are shipped to developingenvironment.nations in order to recycle. 15. Go GreenHave an improvedtechnology to improve themanufacturing andrecycling of thetechnological gadgets. Thank You