Treatment of waste
Electronic waste,
e-waste,
e-scrap, or
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (
WEEE) describes loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, or broken electrical or electronic devices. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems. Some electronic scrap components, such as CRTs, contain contaminants such as
lead,
cadmium,
beryllium, mercury, and
brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling and disposal of e-waste may involve significant risk to workers and communities and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaching of material such as heavy metals from
landfills and
incinerator ashes. Scrap industry and USA EPA officials agree that materials should be managed with caution, and environmental dangers of unused electronics have not been
Defective and obsolete electronic equipment.
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Treatment of waste
