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Notification: Please remember to dispose of your e-waste responsibly.E-waste includes devices such as computers, laptops and more

Electronic Waste (E-Waste)

Key Fact

  • E-waste is the fastest growing solid waste stream in the world.
  • In 2019, an estimated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste were produced globally, but only 17.4% was documented as formally collected and recycled.
  • Lead is one of the common substances released into the environment if e-waste is recycled, stored or dumped using inferior activities, such as open burning.
  • E-waste recycling activities may have several adverse impacts on human health. Children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable.
  • ILO and WHO estimate that millions of women and child labourers working in the informal recycling sector around the world may be at risk of e-waste exposure.
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Notification: Governments are implementing regulations and incentives to address the challenges posed by electronic waste.

Overview

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When e-waste is treated using inferior activities, it can release as many as 1000 different chemical substances into the environment, including harmful neurotoxicants such as lead. Pregnant women and children are particularly vulnerable due to their unique pathways of exposure and their developmental status. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 16.5 million children were working in the industrial sector in 2020, of which waste processing is a subsector

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