E-Waste Recycling: Definition, Environmental, Economic and Social Issues

Analyzing a current environmental issue, discussing communication methods, and forming a personal opinion.

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Added on 2023-05-30

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E-waste recycling entails the processes engaged to recover the waste to be used in new products. The world has been experiencing large amounts of e-waste due to rapid technological advancements. Recycling saves the ecological system from the burden of electronic waste. It helps to create and maintain sustainable economies and provides employment for thousands. Export of e-waste to developing countries raises global trade issues.

E-Waste Recycling: Definition, Environmental, Economic and Social Issues

Analyzing a current environmental issue, discussing communication methods, and forming a personal opinion.

Added on 2023-05-30

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Definition
 Also referred to as:
 e-waste or
 e-scrap
 Trash generated from broken, obsolete or surplus electronic devices.

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E-Waste Recycling
 Entails the processes engaged to recover the waste to be used in new
products (Haque, 2018).
 The world has been experiencing large amounts of e-waste.
 Due to the rapid technological advancements.
 New technologies render old ones obsolete.
 422 million unwanted phones laid in people’s premises in 2015
(Mortillaro, 2016).

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