E-waste to increase 38% by 2030: Report

Most electronic waste around the world still not being collected and recycled properly: United Nations University

New E-waste rules announced

Compared to the E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011, these seem to be a welcome change.

How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector

Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights  

Total e-waste generated would be enough to create 4,500 Eiffel Towers

United Nations has warned that the world is soon going to be hit by a tsunami of e-waste. It says that in 2018 the world has already produced 48.…

From Britain to Nigeria

International E-Waste Day: Why India needs to step up its act on recycling

India generated 3.2 million tonnes of E-waste in 2019; details of 90 per cent of this waste are undocumented

Mobile app shows users the hazards of e-waste

Consumer demand for the 'next big thing' and ready supply by electronic companies are the primary causes behind e-waste generation

Stuffed inside used vehicles, thousands of tonnes of e-waste reach Nigeria every year

About three-fourths of 60,000 tonnes of used electronic equipment shipped to Nigeria in both 2015 and 2016 originated from EU ports

International E-waste day: The tsunami is here

The volume of E-waste increased by 21% globally in the last 5 years; it has a doubling rate of 16 years

Asia witnessed 63 per cent jump in e-waste generation in five years

A UN study revealed that most of these countries lack the infrastructure to recycle e-waste safely and cleanly

Death by virtual world

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Better manage e-waste, improve working conditions for recyclers: ILO

The UN agency has called for urgent steps to promote investments in the sector to create “decent” working conditions

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India collected just 3% e-waste generated in 2018, 10% in 2019: CPCB report

In 2020, e-waste generation rose 32 per cent to 1,014,961 tonne 

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Apocalyptic vision

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Pakistan mulls ban on e-waste import

Environmentalists endorse it; traders oppose  

Treasure in your trash

E-toxic trail

Moradabad's e-waste dismantling and recycling industry has severely polluted the Ramganga river, finds a new CSE study

दुनिया में बढ़ रहा है इलेक्ट्रॉनिक कचरा, 2019 में केवल 17 फीसदी किया गया रिसाइकल

2019 में भारत ने करीब 32.3 लाख मीट्रिक टन ई-वेस्ट उत्पन्न किया था जोकि अफ्रीका के कुल ई-वेस्ट से भी ज्यादा है

Sri Lanka becomes first country in South Asia to recycle compact fluorescent lamps

At a time when developing countries are struggling with safe disposal of compact fluorescent lamps, Sri Lanka is leading by example

E-waste recycling hub: Moradabad

Rudimentary and risky ways of recycling cut costs, offer the formal sector tough competition  

Manage e-waste the EU way

Proposed legislation makes producers responsible for recycling

Recycling the bin

Several initiatives are demonstrating how the informal e-waste recycling sector can be formalised

Tricks of the e-waste trade

New rules offer no help to informal operators. They ignore reality and are likely to be toothless