E-waste, what is e-waste

"E-waste" is also known as "electronic waste" (e-waste, waste

electronic

equipment). Waste electronic equipment are e-waste.

There are many types of e-waste, which can be roughly divided into two categories: one is the material contained in a relatively simple, less harmful to the environment of waste electronic products, such as refrigerators, washing machines, air-conditioning and other household appliances, as well as medical, scientific research appliances, etc., the dismantling and disposal of such products is relatively simple; the other is the material contained in a more complex, more environmentally hazardous waste electronic products, such as computers, TV tubes within the lead, computer components containing arsenic, mercury and other harmful substances, cell phone raw materials in the arsenic, cadmium, lead and a variety of other persistent degradation and bioaccumulation of toxic substances.