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- Environmental deterioration and health risks from poor e-waste management in India are significant issues, primarily due to most e-waste being processed in unregulated recycling sectors using harmful methods.
- The article discusses the current state of e-waste management in India, including existing legislation and technological practices in place.
- It emphasizes the need for improved environmentally friendly management approaches and greater collaboration among all stakeholders in the e-waste ecosystem.
Article Abstract
Environmental deterioration and health risk due to improper e-waste management has become a serious issue in India. The major portion of e-waste reaches an unorganized e-waste recycling sector and is then treated by using crude methods. This review article presents a brief highlight on e-waste management status, legislation, and technology uses in India. The present e-waste management needs to be more focused on environmentally sound management, by more active support from all the participants involved in the e-waste flow chain in India.
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