E-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. It is loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic devices including old CRT tube televisions, LCD and plasma televisions, laptops, computers, printers, and VCRs. E-waste can be toxic and is not biodegradable, accumulating in the environment and soil and releasing toxic materials when burned or processed in acid baths. More than 50 million metric tons of e-waste is generated globally every year, averaging seven kilograms per capita. E-waste should be collected through recycling bins or collection services and sent to specialized recyclers to protect human and environmental health by preventing devices from entering landfills and to recover valuable materials

1. E - Waste
By – ParnikaTyagi
Cambridge - 7

2. What is e – waste ?
Electronic waste or e-waste
describes discarded electrical or
electronic devices. It is also
commonly known as waste
electrical and electronic equipment
or end-of-life electronics.

3. What is the full form of e-waste?
(1) E-waste or Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) are loosely discarded,
surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic
devices.

4. • Old CRT tube televisions.
• LCD, OLED, and Plasma televisions.
• LCD monitors, smart displays, and tablets.
• Laptops with LCD monitors.
• OLED desktop monitors, laptops, and tablets.
• Computers, Computer monitors, and Printers.
• VCRs.
• Portable DVD players with video screens.

5. Example

6. Long term effects
E-waste can be toxic, is not biodegradable and
accumulates in the environment, in the soil, air,
water and living things. For example, open-air
burning and acid baths being used to recover
valuable materials from electronic components
release toxic materials leaching into the
environment.

7. Growth rate
More than 50 million metric tons of e-waste is
generated globally every year, averaging some
seven kilograms of e-waste per capita.

8. How to recycle e – waste ?
Collecting electronic items via recycling bins,
take-back programs, collection locations, or on-
demand collection services is the first step in the
e-waste recycling process. After that, the mixed
e-waste is sent to specialized electronics
recyclers.

9. Why is recycling good for e-waste?
The recycling of e-waste serves a lot of useful
purposes. For instance, include protecting
human and environmental health by keeping
those devices out of landfills. Or recovering the
parts within the devices that still have value, and
providing manufacturers with recycled metals
that can be used to make new products.

10. What is recycling and reuse of e-
waste?
The recycling of e-waste serves a lot of useful
purposes. For instance, include protecting
human and environmental health by keeping
those devices out of landfills. Or recovering the
parts within the devices that still have value, and
providing manufacturers with recycled metals
that can be used to make new products.