
Electronics Recycling - City of Houston eGovernment Center
Texas has manufacturer take-back laws for both computers and televisions. Many of these offer mail-back programs at no cost to you! This is the easiest way to recycle your old computer or …
Electronic waste (e-waste) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 1, 2024 · E-waste is one of the fastest growing solid waste streams in the world (1). In 2022, an estimated 62 million tonnes of e-waste were produced globally. Only 22.3% was …
Electronic waste - Wikipedia
Electronic waste (or 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) …
Cleaning Up Electronic Waste (E-Waste) | US EPA
Nov 13, 2024 · “E-waste”, “electronic waste”, “e-scrap” and “end-of-life electronics” are terms often used to describe used electronics that are nearing the end of their useful life, and are …
What is E-waste? Definition and Why It’s Important
E-waste is any electrical or electronic equipment that’s been discarded. This includes working and broken items that are thrown in the garbage or donated to a charity reseller like Goodwill. …
What Is E-Waste and Why Is It a Problem? - Treehugger
Jul 4, 2021 · E-waste describes electronic products and equipment that have reached the end of their life cycle or have lost value to their current owners. When not...
Electronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that
Mar 20, 2024 · From old cellphones to broken refrigerators and discarded e-cigarettes, global electronic waste has reached record highs and is growing five times faster than rates of …
What is E-Waste? - GeeksforGeeks
Dec 6, 2023 · E-waste means discarded electronic appliances such as computers, Smartphones, Televisions, Tablets, VCRs, Cameras, Tablets, Desktop Computers, etc. E-waste has a …
What Is E-Waste Recycling and How Is it Done? - Earth.Org
Oct 14, 2023 · E-waste recycling is the process of extracting valuable materials after shredding the e-waste into tiny pieces that could be reused in a new electronic appliance. However, a …
Electronic waste | Recycling, Disposal & Impact | Britannica
Mar 29, 2025 · Electronic waste (e-waste) products have exhausted their utility value through either redundancy, replacement, or breakage and include both “white goods” such as …