E-Waste covers six waste categories
E-waste can be a threat to the environment and human health if it's not disposed of and recycled properly.
- Temperature exchange equipment: Includes refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and heat pumps
- Screens and monitors: Includes televisions, monitors, laptops, notebooks, and tablets
- Lamps: Includes fluorescent lamps, high intensity discharge lamps, and LED lamps
- Large equipment: Includes large household appliances
- Small equipment: Includes microwaves, grills, toasters, personal care products, speakers, cameras, audio sets, headphones, toys, household tools, and medical and monitoring systems
- Communications and information technology devices: Includes cell phones, smartphones, desktop computers, computer monitors, laptops, circuit boards, and hard drives