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| MK_E-WASTE_021 E-waste has come the fastest growing waste stream in the world. India receives as much e-waste as it generates internally generating an approximate 145,000 tones of e-waste each year. Almost all of it, is being recycled in many poor urban locality exposing people and environment to hazardous heavy metals and deadly toxins such as lead, cadmium, beryllium and BFR (Brominated Flame Retardants) that needs to be handled safely so that it does not jeopardize either the workers involved in recycling on the environment. Almost all electronic and electrical appliances, like computers, mobile phones, iPods, refrigerators, washing machines, televisions etc, constitute e-waste after being discarded. The recycling of e-waste has emerged as a lucrative business. These products are stripped down to yield valuable metals like platinum, gold and copper///Boy in Shastri park one of the main recycling areas in Delhi
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