Sources and types of E-Waste

The table below explains the different sources of e-waste.

Sources	Examples
Large households appliances	Freezers, washing machines, microwaves etc.
Small households appliances	Fryers, toasters, scales, vacuum cleaners etc.
IT and Telecommunications equipment	Printer units, mini computers, calculators etc.
Consumer equipment	Radio sets, television sets, video cameras etc.
Lighting equipment	Straight fluorescent lamps, low pressure sodium lamps etc.
Gas discharge lamps	Neon lights etc.
Electrical and electronic tools	Drills, saws, sewing machines etc.
Toys, leisure and sports equipment	Video games, electric trains etc.
Medical devices	Cardiology, Dialysis, nuclear medicine etc.
Monitoring and control instruments	Smoke detector, heating regulators etc.
Automatic dispensers	Automatic dispensers for money, Automatic dispensers for hot drinks etc.