Electronic wastes of e-wastes in abreviated form are electric and electronic products which completed economical life of use. Said wastes are going to become a growing problem fort he world since they have big volume and contain poisonous substances.

A computer screen contains lead as much as 6% of its weight. Lead is quite harmful substance for natural environment and living species. İn our age, electronic wastes are recycled and negative effects thereof are prevented and they are evaluated as raw material.

Primary devices and tools completed enomomical life of use are as follows.

TV, Computer, printer, telephone, fax, photocopy machine, screens, DVD, VCR, integrated circuits, semi conductors, printer circutis, sensors, cables, MP3s, medical devices …

Electronic waste is a dangerous kid of waste. When they are decomposed or burned or disassembled for recycle/reuse, they may contain dangerous material. Technology developing in recent years causes rapid increase in the amount of such kind of waste and said increase makes e-waste industry as growing and developing market.

e-wastes contain solvents with clorine, fire retardants with bromine, PVC, heavy metals, plastic and gase and hundreds of other substances.

A television tube (CRT) contains 2-4 kg lead, and big TV screen has much more quantity of lead. More than 40% of heavy metals such as Pb, Cd and Hg in landfill comes from electronic tool wastes.