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Jun 16, 2008,

Electronic waste or e-waste consists of broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliances that can't be reused. Most of the world's e-waste is exported from Europe, Japan and North America to various countries in India and China that extract copper, iron, gold and other substances during the recycling process.

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