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E-Waste Management in India
As the second-largest producer of e-waste in the world, India needs to develop effective waste management solutions and take responsibility for its own e-waste management.
E-Waste Recycling: A Boon to the Economy and Solution to E-Waste-Risk
As per the Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP), global e-waste volumes soared by 53% in the 2014–19 phase and reached 53.6 million metric tonnes. As per the report, only about one-sixth of it reached e-waste (electronic waste) recycling facilitie...
A Circular Economy Approach to E-Waste Management
Circular Economy Approach works on an innovative economic model to tackle the global crises of pollution, loss of biodiversity, climate change and e-waste management.
Five Ways to Increase Citizen Participation in e-waste management
Here are the five ways in which citizen participation in e-waste management can be increased:
82% of India’s e-waste consists of personal devices. Why should it be a concern?
The country generates about 3.2MT of e-waste annually and the number is expected to increase in the coming years. Also, about 82 % of India’s e-waste consists only of personal devices. Why is all this alarming? What can the citizens do to control it?
Sustainable Management of Electronics
For a long time, globally there were unsustainable development patterns which along with climate changes compelled the United Nations to come up with 17 SDGs (sustainable development goals). The same was launched in 2015. These set of goals made governmen...