E-waste management in India
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Abstract
- This paper highlights the hazards of e-wastes, its effects on the environment and human health, the need for its appropriate management, options that can be implemented and its management in India. The current practices of e-waste management in India suffer from a number of drawbacks like the difficulty in investorisation, unhealthy condition of informal recycling, inadequate legislation, poor awareness and reluctance on part of the cooperate to address the critical issues. It is a popular, informal name for electronic products nearing the end of their “useful life”. Some electronic products contain materials that are hazardous and these hazardous materials pose a threat to human health and environment. Many of these products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled so that they are less harmful to the environment. Discarded electrical or electronic devices if improperly disposed can leach lead and other substances into soil and groundwater.