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Extended Producer Responsibility or  EPR in India  has been gaining traction because of all the right reasons. The main driving factor behind this movement is to address the rising issue of electronic waste across the nation and the world. EPR is a part of circular economy model where the responsibility for handling electronic waste has been transferred from municipal authorities to the producers of the waste materials, backed by recyclers and retailers. But, in this complete scenario, the waste pickers are not offered enough mention despite their collecting and filtrating the waste. This blog will delve deeper into the roles of waste pickers concerning EPR in India. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), explains the informal sector in waste management as ‘individuals or small and micro-enterprises that intervene in waste management without being registered and without being formally charged with providing waste management services.’ These waste pickers are...