LIVING WITH ELECTRONIC WASTE: AN ASSESSMENT OF ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
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The tremendous growth in information technology worldwide has given a big push towards the socio-economic and technological development of both developed and developing economies in the last two decades. The challenge of managing e-waste is of great concern, especially in urban areas in developing countries, as most of these countries lack the capacity and technology for handling and recycling the hazardous materials contained in the e-waste.
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