Question

Which country produces the most e-waste per year?
A)Britain
B)China
C)India
D)USA

Answer 1

Hint: E-waste is any electronic or electrical appliances or equipment that has been discarded. The e-waste also includes used electronics under refurbishment, resale, reuse, salvage or recycling through material recovery. This waste contains a variety of material which is hazardous both for the environment and people.

Complete answer:
E-waste or the electronic waste is the waste obtained by the unused electronics or the equipment which are no longer in use. The electronic items are made up of several parts which are made up of metal, lead, mercury, cadmium etc.

1)These lithium and other compounds are dangerous for human health as well as for the other animals and environment. It widely affects human brain, like, kidney, skeletal system etc.
2)The toxic heavy metals cannot be easily broken down or decomposed.
3)These metals can enter the food chain and cause various damage and birth defects to human and other organisms. It can also pose various health complications.

The major e-waste producing country in the world is China. In 2019, it produced around 10 million metric tons of e-waste. It is the major hub for production of electronic and electrical items in the world.

The USA is the second most E-waste producing country followed by India and Britain.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: E-waste is managed by recycling of the E-waste. It involves disassembling the electronics, sorting and categorizing the contents and cleaning them. The sorted items are broken down mechanically and then further sorting is done using advanced separation techniques.