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The waste management industry has been utilizing printed circuit board scraps (PCB e-scraps) for extracting useful materials. PCB e-scrap has been source to new materials, given the recent consumer consumption patterns, especially of households in developing and developed economies. The drive for e-scrap and PCB e-scrap market has further received traction on account of deployment of new waste-collection methods, recycling technology, and treatment methods. Governments in collaboration with the industry has put equal focus on all the elements, thereby bringing new avenues for investments for stakeholders in e-scrap collection and recycling markets. To a great deal, their focus gathers strength from the increasing trend of recycling for circular economy and the need for reducing the environment impact of these scraps if they are not adequately disposed of recycled. The last factor is due to a large part of the recycling is done by the informal sector. The advent of modern recycling tec...