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I need to describe the historical development of e-waste and I'm having a very hard time finding any information that specifically covers the historical development of this issue.

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The development of electronic wastes and its effects are discussed.

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Electronic waste is defined as the waste part from any broken or unwanted electronic equipment which is not desirable any more. Since computers and mobile phones became popular household items only in the 1990's onwards, the technology to deal with e-Waste is rather immature and still evolving. The earliest attempts to ...

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