• Circuit boards, which contain heavy metals like lead and cadmium
• Computer batteries contain cadmium
• Each computer and television contains on an average 4-8 pounds of lead-about 20% of the weight of a monitor glass.
• Cathode ray tubes contain lead oxide
• Brominated flame retardants, used on printed circuit boards, cables and plastic casing
• Copper cables and plastic computer casings contain PVC
• Refrigerators contain CFCs
• Dry cell, lead acid, carbon-zinc, nickel-metal hydride, zinc chloride, zinc-carbon, alkaline, lithium, zinc-cadmium and button cell batteries contain heavy metals and mercury
• Mercury is also present in fluorescent and other energy-efficient lamps.
• Discarded electrical equipment or its parts, bulbs, LEDs, iron box, geysers, refrigerators, washing machines

Value in a Landfill

• Circuit boards Gold, copper
• Monitors of PCs and TV sets Copper yoke, plastic casing, cathode ray tube (intact), glass
• PVC wire Copper or aluminum
• Dry batteries Zinc, carbon powder

Economics of the Scrap Trade

• MS Steel @ Rs 54-94 per kg
• Copper @ Rs 126-174 per kg
• Plastic @ Rs 12-35 per kg
• Outer wire @ Rs 3-18 per kg

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