تلخیص
E-waste containsobsolete and discarded e-goods. Pakistan being technology-follower(refurbishers) importsecond-hand e-productsfrom developed countries for recycling purposes. Problem arises when these become useless for even developingnation, then its fate is a question mark. Discarded e-itemsare sold to junkmen(collectors)at cheap rate per kg, who(dismantlers)getuseful chips and accessories, avoiding reverse-logistics concept by the manufacturers. Rest of waste(extractors) is burnt (generate dioxinsand hydrocarbonsetc), to extractuseful metals like Cu and Al, then seeping waste liquid(contains contaminants like Cr and Ni) into domestic drains directly going to rivers and Arabian Sea, thus polluting theenvironment (air, soil and water).
Muhammad Awais Akbar, Nawar Khan, , Faheem Qaisar Jamal. (2020) Assessment of e-Waste Disposal in Pakistan & Development of a Strategy for its Effectiveness, NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences , Volume 13, Issue 1.
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