Sentences with phrase «electronic waste contains»

Electronic waste contains 40 - 50 times the amount of gold in ore mined from the ground, according to a report last week by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative and the United Nations University.

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Why It Matters: Future materials that will decrease energy consumption and waste associated with manufacturing, detect harmful contaminants in foods and medicines, and enable the ultimate miniaturization of complex electronic devices will be composed of clusters containing different numbers and types of atoms.

Generally, this kind of business is subject to minimal regulation, but environmental laws to limit the scope of businesses that may legally dispose of certain kinds of waste such as toxic materials (e.g. drugs, batteries, things containing lead or mercury such as many electronic parts, petroleum products, rubber tires), and how certain materials must be handled (e.g. old refrigerators have to have doors removed).

These are considered electronic waste (e-waste) and contain materials that can be recycled.