E-Waste

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E-waste means the junk that contain electronic circuit boards. Computer waste has been considered the most toxic among all types of e-waste. Inexpensive technology has done universalization of electronic products, but that brought one very big issue and that is of e-waste. E-waste refers to electronic products which are declared junk. As new technologies are revealed, old tech electronic products are removed or they are upgraded. Electronic scrap, which is quite toxic when not disposed correctly is generated in either case, literally, e-waste means junk which has electronic circuit boards. E-waste is spread from TVs, refrigerators, mobile phones, computers, stereo to the vast range of electronic toys. The amount of e-waste in India only a percentage of the total waste produced, but it is not a reason to be happy. The reason is that developed countries send their e-waste to India and other Asian countries. This means that country is becoming bin with a very toxic junk. If measures are not taken with in time to deal with it, then it will be monstrous problem. After all why e-waste is considered so dangerous? The answer is that its disposal releases toxic gases and thousands of varieties harmful chemicals. Computers waste among most of these types of e-waste is considered toxic.

 



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