Snap-and-Sort E-Waste & Recycling Visual Scanner

How the E-Waste Scanner & Verified Recycling Directory Works

Select an electronic device manually or run an optional EXIF-stripped photo candidate check to identify likely device category, embedded batteries, hazardous components (lithium cells, CRT lead glass, fluorescent mercury), and statutory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) take-back channels.

Key Inputs & Verification Data

• Optional device photo upload, live camera snapshot, or manual 22-category selection
• Observed physical condition (normal, damaged, swollen, hot, leaking, fire/smoke)
• Local municipality or statutory register query (India, UK, US)

Hazard-First Handling Rules & Facility Verification Boundaries

Image classification produces provisional candidates requiring explicit user confirmation. Swollen, punctured, overheating, or leaking lithium devices immediately prioritize fire/quarantine precautions. The tool never instructs cutting, crushing, burning, or dismantling sealed batteries and never fabricates recycler acceptance claims.

Camera and image upload are strictly client-side optional; images are scrubbed of EXIF and discarded immediately from memory post-evaluation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I do if a smartphone or laptop lithium battery looks swollen or hot?

Do not charge, crush, puncture, or discard it in household bins. Isolate it on a non-flammable surface away from combustibles and contact an authorized hazardous e-waste drop-off handler.

Are uploaded device photos stored permanently on the server?

Images undergo client-side EXIF/GPS stripping before processing and require no permanent public gallery or identifying account upload.