At the end of the fast-paced road of electronic innovation lies a mountain of electronic waste, or “E-waste.” Electrical equipment waste is growing three times faster than total municipal solid waste ...
Highlighting the challenges of weak inter-state tracking of e-waste and incomplete inventorisation, the bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, in its order dated February 12, ...
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the emerging as well as the developed regions. The reduced life spans of electrical, electronic, and consumer electronic devices are generating ...
The Central Pollution Control Board reported to the National Green Tribunal that 17 states and Union Territories lack e-waste recycling facilities. While Delhi does not track interstate e-waste ...
Many discarded electronic devices in the U.S. wind up being dismantled overseas using crude and unsafe methods, partly because of a lack of markets for some electronic materials, e-waste experts told ...
e-waste in India: E-waste is a serious public health and environmental issue in India. Approximately 2 million tons of e-waste are generated annually. E-waste management is dominated by the informal ...