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Electronic waste

Electronic waste is a general term used to refer to electronic products nearing their end of life cycle. These products comprise a wide array of devices. They include computers, laptops, television sets, VCR, stereos, fax machine and much more. However, there is some confusion regarding the proper definition of electronic waste. According to some people, devices such as old fridges, electric cookers, and microwaves do not comprise e-waste whereas, some consider these appliances as electronic wastes. When the devices and tools get discarded, individual components within them cause harm to both human health and the environment. These components include ...

Reflections on How I Became an Entrepreneur

Introduction We live in societies of high unemployment and low real wages and therefore it is inevitable for the economies to increase the demand for labor and create a set of new sources of income. This can be so by encouraging the creation of new firms, thereby generating not only profits for the owners but also new jobs (Bridges, O’Neill, & Cromie, 2013). This is a context that encourages the economy to benefit from the individuals with entrepreneurial abilities to practice such traits and become entrepreneurs. A critical aspect of this process is that the policy option of encouraging ...

Information has helped humans to change the course of nature, track the stars, and shape the course of history. However, the power of information needs a favourable environment to flourish. Without the conceptual and intellectual framework as well as the channels that allow people to assimilate, process, and apply a specific datum of information to a specific situation, the information is useless (Jha, 2014). The internet is the broadest information source across the globe. In the film Back To The Future, a teenager travels back in time and uses information about the future to make positive changes to events ...