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Waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) implies discarded electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). While WEEE includes non-electronic goods, E-waste includes waste from only electronic goods. Some literature does not make differentiation between the two.

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  1. Biomedical Waste, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Church Street, Bangalore, 560001, India

    Ramesha Chandrappa

  2. Chemical Engineering Department, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK

    Diganta Bhusan Das

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Chandrappa, R., Das, D.B. (2012). Waste From Electrical and Electronic Equipment. In: Solid Waste Management. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28681-0_8

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