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Prepare a short note on the environmental problems caused by e-wastes.

E-waste is technical all the waste electronic products which have been used and is not fit or updated to use now. So the product turns out to be the E-waste. For example, a person who has bought a laptop in 2000 is 18 years old now. It is working fine but the product is not updated and has low efficiency so, despite being not damaged the laptop is thrown out and is now an E-waste.

There are a number of the environmental problems caused by the E-waste.


There is no proper disposal system for the E-waste. It goes all along with the normal waste, as there should be a special arrangement to gather all the E-waste because it is very technical to dispose of.


When E-waste has disposed anywhere or it is directly burned with normal waste it creates a tremendous amount of pollution. Affecting the atmosphere vigorously.


If the E-waste is disposed of carelessly into the sea it will react with the salts and acid presents in the sea and will create toxins and poisonous product which led to a harmful effect on aquatic life.


The workers or laborers who handle the E-waste without the complete knowledge of its disposal often burn it to extract the profitable material. This let to serious health issues to the person who do such sort of things.


The government as well as public is not taking the concept of E-waste seriously this will lead to serious atmospheric problems in the future. So it will be better for everyone to reduce E-waste as well as look into its proper disposal.


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