0 computers, phones, and other electronic products that are thrown away because they are old, broken, etc.: --
Moreover, e-waste brokers make large profits from the trade and get paid twice: once for acquiring the e-waste, once for shipping it.
It is commonly believed that a majority of surplus laptops are routed to developing nations as dumping grounds for e-waste.
Either e-cycling process, domestic processing or overseas repair, helps the environment by avoiding pollution and being a sustainable alternative to disposing of e-waste in landfills.
For instance, at free recycling drives, recyclers may not be staying true to their word, but selling e-waste overseas or to parts brokers.
Moreover, the financial windfall associated with e-waste makes these laws and regulations weak.
The environmental burden of disposing used batteries has contributed to e-waste; something that wearable generators may drastically reduce.
The college also believes in green energy environment and follows norms like rain water harvesting, paper recycling, e-waste management etc.
They process 475,000 tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) each year.
