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how is e-waste generated?
how is e-waste generated?
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- E-waste generated from the discarded electrical or electronic devices like TV, phone, old computers, wires, switches etc…
- An estimated 50 million tons of E-waste are produced each year. Huge dumps of e-waste, degenerates the natural resources.
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- These cause both air pollution and soil pollution.
- Various elements, compounds, chemicals are used to produce electronic goods.All these chemicals, elements etc get released into the air and can pose a grave threat to that particular ecosystem when we discard the electronic goods.
- They can cause human diseases as well.
- Since most of the e-waste produced are non- biodegradable therefore, if dumped in the soil, causes soil pollution.
- E-waste generated from the discarded electrical or electronic devices like TV, phone, old computers, wires, switches etc…
- An estimated 50 million tons of E-waste are produced each year. Huge dumps of e-waste, degenerates the natural resources.
More to know:
- These cause both air pollution and soil pollution.
- Various elements, compounds, chemicals are used to produce electronic goods.All these chemicals, elements etc get released into the air and can pose a grave threat to that particular ecosystem when we discard the electronic goods.
- They can cause human diseases as well.
- Since most of the e-waste produced are non- biodegradable therefore, if dumped in the soil, causes soil pollution.
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