E-waste project of SENAI/SC in São Miguel do Oeste

Abstract

This case study describes some actions related to electronic waste that were developed by Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial/SC (SENAI/SC) in São Miguel do Oeste – starting from the project “E-waste – Lixo Eletrônico”. The case study presents considerations about what is electronic waste, which heavy metals exist in electronic equipment, which metals are present in the computer and which materials are contained in cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors and notebooks. Clarifications regarding the environmental policy adopted by SENAI in recent years, the law of e-waste in Brazil and some countries in the world are also described together with how the project “E-waste – Lixo Eletrônico” and his campaign was developed in the city of São Miguel do Oeste.