ABSTRACT
This chapter is based on: Işıldar et al., 2016 Biorecovery of metals from electronic waste – A
review, in book series Sustainable Technologies for Metal Recovery.
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Electronic waste, termed interchangeably as e-waste or waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE) is relatively the fastest growing segment of solid waste. The global
electronic waste generation reached 42 million tons in 2014. In addition to being a highly
hazardous waste type, electronic waste also includes relatively high concentrations of metals.
