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The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) estimates 60 million metric tons of e-waste ends up in landfills every year. It turns out, as electronics decompose in those landfills, they can release traces of toxic materials such as mercury, lead, and beryllium, and they pool into the ground below the landfill.

Local facilities that handle electronics for reuse and recycling sometimes have community drop-off events, Seibert says, and local municipalities often have electronics collections once or twice a year, so it's worth looking to see whether there are any scheduled in your area.

TYPES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE Fridges, freezers and other cooling equipment. Computers and telecommunications equipment. Consumer electronic devices and solar panels. TVs, monitors and screens. LED bulbs. Vending machines.

The disposal methods are predominantly via uncontrolled dumping, open-air incinerators, and landfills. The negative impacts of such practices include air and water pollution, land degradation, emissions of methane and hazardous leachate, and climate change.

What is waste disposal? The collection, processing, recycling, or depositing of human society's waste materials is referred to as waste disposal. Source and composition of waste are used to classify it.

More than 95% of India's e-waste is illegally recycled by informal waste pickers called kabadiwalas or raddiwalas. These workers operate independently, outside of any formal organization which makes enforcing e-waste regulations difficult-to-impossible.

Common E-waste Disposal Methods Landfilling. This refers to the practice of essentially digging a massive hole in the ground, filling it with waste and then covering it back up with soil. ... Acid Bath. ... Incineration. ... Recycling. ... Reuse.

?Firstly, look for recyclers authorised by the Pollution Control Board (PCB). If such recyclers are not in your city, then municipal corporations, panchayats or PCB can be approached,? says Prasanth Omanakuttan, founder of a recycling company based in Coimbatore.