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A company buys old discarded laptops, smartphones, tablets etc. and extracts precious metals from these and recycles these. What type of material is the company recycling ?
- Business Waste
- Commercial Waste
- Solid Waste
- E-Waste
Computing Safety & Ethics
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E-Waste
Reason — The company is recycling electronic waste (e-waste) by extracting precious metals from old laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. E-waste refers to discarded electrical and electronic devices that can be recycled to recover valuable materials such as metals, plastics, and glass.
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