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Generation of too much e-waste and its improper disposal and management show our carelessness towards our mother earth. About two third of global e-waste is generated by the developed countries such as USA, European countries, China and Japan. Major part of it is dumped into the developing countries of Asia and Africa as donation. Main sources of e-waste are some components of computers, laptops, LEDs, smart phones etc at the end of their life. This e-waste is sources of toxic materials like Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Sulphur, and Chromium. Reduce, Recycling, reuse, pyrolysis are some methods of disposal of e-waste. But lack of awareness and financial constraints, during recycling and landfill disposal, leach toxic elements into soil and underground water. Through food chain toxins enter into our body and due to which deadly diseases like cancer, damage of body organs, stress related problems arises and make our life miserable and pollute our environment and hence put sustainability in danger. In developing countries most of the e-waste is handled by street vendors (kabadiwallas) and rag pickers. Lack of awareness and due to their greed they don't know the proper method of recycling to get valuable metals from the e-waste and hence unsafe handling of used electronics and e-waste in developing countries results in harming human health and our environment.