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epa05621275 Indian people walk at an electronic-waste dumping area at local market in Calcutta, eastern India, 07 November 2016. A huge amount of electronic waste items are dumped every day for resale. Items including computers, refrigerators, televisions and mobiles, are posing health threats as they contain toxic materials such as beryllium, found in computer motherboards, and cadmium in chip resistors and semiconductors. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY