Abstract
Modern day’s rapid development in technology has forced a shift in trends and popularity of electronic products. This causes early obsolescence of former technologies such as cathode ray tubes (CRT), leading to massive disposal in a short amount of time. To be able to predict this newly developing waste stream, a study on the generation of such electronic waste products is needed. In a case study focusing on Bandung, questionnaires to primary sources of e-waste such as households, offices, schools and laundromats were conducted to determine not only the number of e-products that is used and discarded, but also how e-waste is treated firsthand when it becomes unwanted. The e-waste generation predicted is about 65,000 units of CRT TVs per year, 19,000 CRT monitors per year and 48,000 washing machines per year. Survey results show that when proper waste collection and recycling is implemented, CRT TVs and monitors will have been eliminated within a decade (2028 being the marking year) meanwhile the trend for washing machine consumption continues to incline up until today.
Highlights
This study focuses on specific e-products, that is cathode ray tubes (CRT) TVs, CRT monitors, and washing machines
Survey results hint that the use of CRT TVs and CRT monitors show a rise in the 90s era, and reached its peak in the early 21st century
The prediction of waste CRT products cannot be done with a period of time that is too long because consumption is declining rapidly, the prediction of waste washing machines has to take into account the trend of sales and higher levels of consumption
Summary
This study focuses on specific e-products, that is CRT TVs, CRT monitors, and washing machines. Widyarsana [4] stated through statistics of his 2008 research findings that the average number of eproducts used in Bandung (new and secondhand) per 100 households is around 100 TVs (CRTs and flat screens), 50 computers and 60 washing machines. Obsolescence of cathode ray tube products is caused by the rising popularity of new technologies such as LCD, LED and plasma screens. This shift in technology and trend eventually causes consumers to have their old electronic products disposed of, even though they may still be in good shape. CRT products are estimated to reach the peak of disposal between 2015-2020 according to Gregory [1]
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