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What is E-Waste?

In the last two decades, advances in consumer electronics and personal computers have
contributed to economic growth, changed information technology and improved people’s lives
in many ways. However, our dependence on these electronic products in our daily lives has
given rise to a new environmental hazard, which is electronic waste. Electronic waste or
E-waste in short, is a general term used for electrical and electronic products that have met
end of their “useful life”. This includes computers, televisions, monitors, laptops, cell phones,
vcrs, stereos, copiers, fax machines and almost any household item with electrical
components, batteries or power supplies. Today, e-waste is the fastest growing segment of
trash in any society. Research completed in Europe shows that e-waste is an epidemic
growing at three times the rate of municipal waste. Unfortunately this growth rate does not
include the 75% of the e-waste which is still stuck in the storages of common people.

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