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2. Electronic waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 2011, US e-waste recycling added an estimated $20.6 billion to the US economy and created roughly 45,000 jobs. [30] Still, e-waste, that contain toxic materials like lead and cadmium, [30] can pose risks for US e-waste workers when processed manually. For instance, when processing cathode ray tubes (CRTs), which are found in television and ...

3. Electronic waste - Wikipedia

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   When an electronic product is thrown away after its useful life is over, it produces electronic trash, or e-waste. E-waste is produced in vast quantities as a result of the consumption-driven society and the quick development of technology. [5] In the US, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies e-waste into ten ...

4. Electronic waste recycling - Wikipedia

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   Computer monitors are typically packed into low stacks on wooden pallets for recycling and then shrink-wrapped. [1]Electronic waste recycling, electronics recycling, or e-waste recycling is the disassembly and separation of components and raw materials of waste electronics; when referring to specific types of e-waste, the terms like computer recycling or mobile phone recycling may be used.

5. Electronic waste by country - Wikipedia

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   The e-Waste Association of South Africa (eWASA) [3] was established in 2008 to manage the establishment of a sustainable environmentally sound e-waste management system for the country. Since then the non-profit organization has been working with manufacturers, vendors and distributors of electronic and electrical goods and e-waste handlers ...

6. Scheme saving tonnes of e-waste from landfill - AOL

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   An e-waste recycling centre is helping to save unwanted electrical items from going to landfill. Enva, based in Spittlegate Level, Grantham, recycles residents' unwanted electricals, such as ...

7. Take-back system - Wikipedia

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   A take-back system or simply takeback is one of the primary channels of waste collection, especially for e-waste, besides municipal sites.Take-back is the idea that manufacturers and sellers "take back" the products that are at the end of their lives. [1]