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Find out how electronic waste is disposed of by the municipality.

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1. Electronic waste is hazardous waste as it contain various toxic substances such as lead and cadmium in circuit boards,led oxide in monitors, mercury in switches , poly chlorinated bipheny.s in capacitors and transformers ,PVC in cable insulation etc.
2. Indiscriminate burning of e- waste releases furons and dioxines which are very toxic.
3.There is no proper disposal of these e-waste in our municipalities till now.
4.But in some municipal corporations e-waste is separated from the remaining waste and some of the parts in it is recycled.
5. But the preparation of e- waste recycling is much less than the preparation of e-waste producing.
6. Government should take proper measures to recycle the e-waste and its safe disposal.
7. Otherwise it will became a severe threat to the environment and especially the human beings.
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