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Electronic waste

Electronic waste (E-Waste) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. It is also commonly known as waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) or end-of-life (EOL) electronics. Electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams globally, driven by rapid technological advancement and increasing consumption of electronic devices.…

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Definition

Quantity

Global trade issues

Basel Convention Obstacles

Environmental impact

Information security

Recycling

Financial incentives for electronic waste recycling

Repair as waste reduction method

Electronic waste substances

Human health and safety

E-waste legislative frameworks

Policy and conventions

Organizations

Security

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Electronic waste

Nodes244
Edges243
Triples303
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008197
Components1

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Electronic waste

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related to Further reading · 54
Electronic waste → Agarwal, Archived, Bibcode, China, Computer, Dietmara, E-Wasteland, Ebrahimzadeh, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Eugsterb, February, From E-Wonderland, Global E-waste Statistics Partnership, Hi-tech Myth, Hicks, India, ISBN, ISSN, J-D, January
related to E-waste legislative frameworks · 30
Electronic waste → Accumulators, Batteries, Bosnia, By, China, Concessionary Act, Directive, Electronic Equipment Directive, EU, Furthermore, Herzegovina, In Asia, It, Law, Management, Montenegro, National Waste Management Strategy, North Macedonia, Serbia, Thailand
related to Cryptocurrency e-waste · 16
Electronic waste → As, Bitcoin, Conservation, Furthermore, However, IT, Netherlands, Other, Per, Recycling, Resources, Stoll, This, To, VISA, Vries
related to Trade · 15
Electronic waste → Adam Minter, Asia, Bonfire, Denying, Haiti, In, New York, Opponents, Proponents, Shanghai-based, Southeast Asia, The Atlantic, These, This, Thousands
related to E-waste data 2019 · 13
Electronic waste → Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, However, In, Metric, Mt, Oceania, Out, Regarding, The Americas, This
related to Solving the e-waste Problem (StEP) initiative · 13
Electronic waste → E-waste Problem, EEE, Electrical, Electronic Equipment, NGOs, Production, Recycling, Reuse, Solving, Some, StEP, UN Organisations, United Nations University
related to Waste electrical and electronic equipment · 13
Electronic waste → Considering, Disposing, EC, Electrical, Electronic Equipment, EU, In, Not, RoHS Directive, The European Commission, This, WEEE, WEEE Directive
related to Global trade issues · 11
Electronic waste → Africa, China, Critics, Developing, India, One, Proponents, Recycling, Some, They, Yet
related to Processing techniques · 11
Electronic waste → Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, In, Magnets, NADIN, Novi Iskar, RAM, Scrubbers, Such, The, Trommel
related to Residents living near recycling sites · 7
Electronic waste → DNA, Electronic, Hazardous, In, Potential, Residents, Studies

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recycling e-waste waste electronic materials electronics health also directive environmental countries metals hazardous informal workers equipment collection found recycled used

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leadinstance ofcontain potentially harmful materials0.80text
cadmiuminstance ofcontain potentially harmful materials0.80text
berylliuminstance ofcontain potentially harmful materials0.80text
or brominated flame retardantsinstance ofcontain potentially harmful materials0.80text
Denmarkinstance ofThis amount of e-waste is similar to that of a small country0.80text
leadinstance ofincluding heavy metals0.80text
cadmiuminstance ofincluding heavy metals0.80text
mercuryinstance ofincluding heavy metals0.80text
and nickelinstance ofincluding heavy metals0.80text
as well as organic pollutants like flame retardantsinstance ofincluding heavy metals0.80text
dioxinsinstance ofincluding heavy metals0.80text
Chinainstance ofbut is put on container ships and sent to countries0.80text

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