E-waste: the heart of this blog: Welcome everybody!

What is e-waste? How does e-waste affect our health as well as our environment?
There is no clear definition of e-waste. For purposes of this project, e-waste can be defined as electronic products approaching the end of their useful life, such as office and communication equipment (PCs, printers, phones, faxes, etc.), entertainment electronics (TVs, portable CD and DVD players, etc.), and surveillance equipment.

E-waste poses a unique dilemma for our nation where landfill disposal is concerned. Computers and other electronic equipment are a complicated assembly of more than thousand materials, many of which are highly toxic such as toxic metals, chlorinated and brominated substances, toxic gases, biologically active materials, acids, plastics, and plastic additives. When disposed in aggregate, many of these substances can leach into our soil and water sources, thus affecting our environment and potentially affecting our health.