Discarded electrical and electronic equipment and components, known collectively as e-waste, are the most rapidly increasing sources of waste worldwide.1 Most e-waste is disposed of in landfills, but recycling efforts occur to recover valuable materials.2 Exposure to e-waste might occur directly via recycling or indirectly via ecological exposure.2 A large proportion of e-waste is shipped to less developed countries for dumping or recycling.3 Much e-waste recycling occurs in the informal sector, in homes where women and children are engaged in unsafe recycling practices without the benefit or the knowledge of exposure-minimising technology or protective equipment.
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