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Management of E-Waste

S. Sreeremya

Abstract


Globally, electronics area is the biggest and fastest growing manufacturing industry. In the last couple of decades, it has played a crucial part in socio-economic and technological growth of societies. The Basel convention delineates wastes as substances or objects which are discards of or are intended to be disposed of by the provisions of national laws. This study garners information regarding the generation of e-waste and its proper management in a global level.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/jepd.v4i2.347

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