Electronic-waste (or e-waste) is a collective name for trashed electronic items like obsolete PCs, laptops, fax machines, cell phones, batteries, consumer electronics etc. As we are about to see, it is fearfully difficult to dispose off e-waste safely since it is loaded with several highly toxic (poisonous) and harmful substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium (chromium VI), polybrominated flame retardants etc. that are not found in other forms of human waste.
Abraham R Chacko
Abraham Raju Chacko (or simply ‘Raju’) is a senior, independent Info.Tech(IT) consultant based in Chennai, India. Raju is 50 years old. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering (1981) from the Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, India (an affiliate of the Indian Institutes of Technology, India, soon to be re-christened as IIT-BHU). In a professional career spanning over 25 years, he has worked in several IT roles ranging from Analyst/Programmer to Account Mgr/Consultant …
Go Green and Save the Environment With Dual Use Battery Chargers – Ch-USB Chargers Save Money
With the advent of depriving natural resources and increasing waste, we all need to pitch in to help save the environment. Everyday more and more trash is thrown out instead of being recycled. We need to do our part to save, not trash the environment. Time is a big factor and we need to move forward with reusing and recycling to reduce our impact on the environment.
Brandon M. Leibowitz
Brandon M. Leibowitz is looking for ways to make electronics products more environmentally friendly. He is knowledgeable in rechargeable batteries and chargers and how they can reduce our impact on the environment.
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Fraunhofer
IEEE