E-Waste

Question 1

components

Answer 1

a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle.

Question 2

perspectives

Answer 2

a view or prospect.

Question 3

e-waste

Answer 3

discarded electronic appliances such as mobile phones, computers, and televisions.

Question 4

sustainability

Answer 4

the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance

Question 5

hazardous waste

Answer 5

waste with properties that make it potentially dangerous or harmful to human health or the environment

Question 6

ecological footprint

Answer 6

the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.

Question 7

cellular subscribers

Answer 7

Users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service which provides access to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) using cellular technology.

Question 8

obsolescence

Answer 8

noun form of the more common obsolete, meaning “something no longer used”.

Question 9

hazardous

Answer 9

risky; dangerous.

Question 10

LEDCs

Answer 10

Low economically developed countries

Question 11

MEDCs

Answer 11

More economically developed countries

Question 12

toxic

Answer 12

poisonous.

Question 13

cadmium

Answer 13

the chemical element of atomic number 48, a silvery-white metal.

Question 14

recycling

Answer 14

convert (waste) into reusable material.

Question 15

legal

Answer 15

permitted by law

Question 16

illegal

Answer 16

contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

Question 17

formal sector

Answer 17

Sector which encompasses all jobs with normal hours and regular wages, and are recognized as income sources on which income taxes must be paid.

Question 18

informal sector

Answer 18

Part of the economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government. Not included in the gross national product (GNP) and gross domestic product (GDP) of a country.

Question 19

issue

Answer 19

an important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Question 20

viewpoint

Answer 20

a person’s opinion or point of view.

Question 21

CRT

Answer 21

Cathode Ray Tube, A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV.

Question 22

WEEE

Answer 22

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation

Question 23

Basel Convention

Answer 23

An international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations

Question 24

product stewardship

Answer 24

An environmental management strategy that means whoever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing the product’s environmental impact

Question 25

landfill

Answer 25

the disposal of waste material by burying it, especially as a method of filling in and reclaiming excavated pits.

Question 26

redeem

Answer 26

to exchange (something, such as a coupon or lottery ticket) for money, an award, etc.

Question 27

incineration

Answer 27

A waste treatment process that involves the combustion of organic substances contained in waste materials

Question 28

ratified

Answer 28

sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

Question 29

legitimate

Answer 29

able to be defended with logic or justification; valid.

Question 30

SPENT factors

Answer 30

Social, Political, Environmental, Natural, Technological factors