TY  - BOOK
AU  - Turaga, Rama Mohana R. 
AU  - et. al
TI  - E-Waste Management in India: Issues and Strategies 
KW  - Extended Producer Responsibility
KW  - Indian E-waste Management Rules/Regulations
KW  -  Sustainability, Regulatory Enforcement
KW  - Standards for E-waste Management
KW  - Technologies and E-waste
N2  - Electronic waste (e-waste), that is, waste arising from end-of-life electronic products such as computers and mobile phones, is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world today. Annual global production of e-waste is estimated to surpass 50 million tons in 2020.2 India is among the top five e-waste producing countries in the world with estimated annual production of 2 million tons. Like some of the other developing countries, e-waste management in India is dominated by the informal sector with estimates of more than 90 per cent of the waste being processed in this sector. E-waste contains several precious metals, rare earth metals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastic, wood and glass. Unscientific practices in the processing of e-waste are associated with several environmental and health externalities.3 In response to these concerns, many developed and devel-128COLLOqUIUMoping countries have, over the past few decades, introduced regulations
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/0256090919880655
ER  -