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For the longest time, people raised concerns about regular garbage and its disposal on the roadways. How many times have you noticed yourself grumbling about your nearby street - “These roads, no matter how much they are scrubbed, people will always throw garbage on it.” Like our regular garbage of leftover veggies and cardboard boxes, there is another kind of waste on the rise. A type of waste that is a direct product of the emerging digitalisation and evolution of the world. We are talking about E-Waste or Electronic Waste. Last year saw the revamp of the existing E-Waste Management Rules (2016). Today, more and more people are inquisitive about the growing risk of electronic waste and buckled up about its recycling. But how? E-Waste disposal is a humongous thing to understand, let alone implement. The world is in introductory terms with the apprehension of the paradigm shift from linear manufacturing to the circular economy model. The circular economy is most active in the elect...

  There is hardly any technology expansion that is devoid of batteries. Batteries have been an integral part of transformation and convenience since the bygone ages. If you look around, you will notice that the majority of your equipment runs on batteries. In fact, most of us generally have a backup battery available always. It is because of the advancement in the availability of batteries that the contemporary days are witnessing sustainable alternatives like electric vehicles. But, what people deviate from focusing on is the rising contribution of batteries toward the widespread carbon footprint. There are people who are unaware that batteries comprise some immensely toxic heavy metals like lead, nickel, and lithium mined, incorporating energy-intensive processes. It doesn’t end here; extracting these resources equally involves rigorous approaches, eventually negatively affecting the environment. So, what are the methods to recycle batteries? But First, How Exactly Are Batteries ...

During the year 2020-2021, around 3.4 lakh tonnes of electronic waste has been recycled. Thinking how massive it is, well, in reality, it’s not. The continuous boost in technological advancement is directly related to the surge in the production of electronic gadgets. The more people walk towards buying the latest electronic products, the greater the count of their previous products landing in the garbage. This process keeps repeating until the electronic waste level surpasses the limit. India is currently the third-largest producer of e-waste, and the main reasons are its escalated consumerism and terrific technological obsolescence. Ensuring that electronic waste is safely disposed of is unquestionably one of the greatest e-waste management challenges experienced by India. To understand more about the challenges and opportunities that India experiences concerning EPR e-waste have been comprehensively described in the article. But First, What is E-Waste Management? Electronic waste i...