E-waste Glossary

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Components

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The parts or elements of a larger whole, i.e machine parts

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Perspectives

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A point of view; particular attitudes regarding specific things

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E-waste

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Any broken or unwanted electrical appliances that have been discarded.

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Sustainability

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The ability to maintain rates of renewable resource harvest, pollution creation, and non-renewable resource depletion that can be continued indefinitely

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Hazardous Waste

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Waste that can be harmful to human health or the environment

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Ecological Footprint

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The impact one has on their environment, expressed as how much land they need to sustain their use of natural resources

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Cellular Subscribers

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The count of how many people with subscriptions to a public mobile-telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology

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Obsolescence

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Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer wanted even though it may still be in good working order

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Hazardous

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Something that is dangerous or harmful

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LEDCs

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Less economically developed countries; third world poorer countries

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MEDCs

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More economically developed countries; first world richer countries

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Toxic

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Containing/being poisonous material which can cause death or serious debilitation

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Cadmium

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An extremely toxic metal, that is commonly used in battery parts of electronic devices. It build up in the human body and destroys your kidneys

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Recycling

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Converting waste to useful material

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Legal

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Relating to the law

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Illegal

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Forbidden by the law

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Formal Sector

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

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Informal Sector

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The informal sector, informal economy, or grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government

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Issue

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An important topic/problem

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Viewpoint

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Someone’s opinion/point of view

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CRT

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Cathode Ray Tube

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WEEE

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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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Basel Convention

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An international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing countries

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Product Stewardship

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Product Stewardship is an environmental management strategy that means whoever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimising the product’s environmental impact

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Landfill

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A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial/dumping

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Redeem

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Compensate for the faults or bad aspects of/obtaining something

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Incineration

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Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of waste materials

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Ratified

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

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Legitimate

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Conforming to the law or to rules

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SPENT Factors

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makes no sense