Title: Electronic waste - Wikipedia
Headings: Electronic waste
Electronic waste
Contents
Definition
Quantity
E-waste data 2016
E-waste data 2019
E-waste legislative frameworks
The Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) initiative
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
EU commission Legislation on Batteries & Accumulators (Batteries Directive)
European Union regulations on e-waste
International agreements
Global trade issues
Trade
Guiyu
Other informal e-waste recycling sites
Environmental impact
The environmental impact of the processing of different electronic waste components
Research
Information security
Recycling
Consumer awareness efforts
Processing techniques
Benefits of recycling
Repair as a means of reducing electronic waste
Electronic waste classification
Electronic waste substances
Hazardous
Generally non-hazardous
Human health and safety
Residents living near the recycling sites
Prenatal exposure and neonates' health
Children
E-waste recycling workers
Informal and formal industries
Hazard controls
See also
Policy and conventions:
Organizations:
Security:
General:
References
Further reading
External links

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Defective and obsolete electronic equipment
Electronic waste or e-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. Used electronics which are destined for refurbishment, reuse, resale, salvage recycling through material recovery, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing countries can lead to adverse human health effects and environmental pollution . Electronic scrap components, such as CPUs, contain potentially harmful materials such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, or brominated flame retardants. Recycling and disposal of e-waste may involve significant risk to health of workers and their communities. Contents
1 Definition
2 Quantity
3 E-waste legislative frameworks
3.1 The Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) initiative
3.2 Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
3.3 EU commission Legislation on Batteries & Accumulators (Batteries Directive)
3.4 European Union regulations on e-waste
3.5 International agreements
4 Global trade issues
4.1 Trade
4.2 Guiyu
4.3 Other informal e-waste recycling sites
5 Environmental impact
6 Research
7 Information security
8 Recycling
8.1 Consumer awareness efforts
8.2 Processing techniques
8.3 Benefits of recycling
9 Repair as a means of reducing electronic waste
10 Electronic waste classification
11 Electronic waste substances
11.1 Hazardous
11.2 Generally non-hazardous
12 Human health and safety
12.1 Residents living near the recycling sites
12.1.1 Prenatal exposure and neonates' health
12.1.2 Children
12.2 E-waste recycling workers
12.2.1 Informal and formal industries
12.2.2 Hazard controls
13 See also
14 References
15 Further reading
16 External links
Definition
Hoarding (left), disassembling (center) and collecting (right) electronic waste in Bengaluru, India
E-waste or electronic waste is created when an electronic product is discarded after the end of its useful life. The rapid expansion of technology and the consumption driven society results in the creation of a very large amount of e-waste. The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive Directive classifies waste in ten categories: