Business Matters | What needs to change in India’s e-waste policy? | The Hindu

Do you remember what happened to the last 3 mobile phones in your family and that are not in use anymore? That old electrical iron box? Your camera lying untouched because your phones have taken over? Are they in cupboards, lofts?
If you are kicking yourself for letting electronic waste piling up in this manner, you can draw consolation from the fact that you aren’t alone in this world.
The world today has 16 billion mobile phones. Of these, 5.3 billion will go out of use this year. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum recently conducted surveys whose results were consolidated by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Sustainable Cycles (SCYCLE) Programme released last month on International e-Waste Day.
In 2022 alone, small EEE items such as cell phones, toasters and cameras produced worldwide will weigh an estimated total of 24.5 million tonnes. “These devices offer many important resources - gold, silver, palladium - that can be used in the production of new electronic devices or other equipment, such as wind turbines, electric car batteries or solar panels - all crucial for the green, digital transition to low-carbon societies.”
What is the e-waste management policy in India? Why is e-waste recycling critical? And what are the problems facing the recycling industry?
Script and presentation: K. Bharat Kumar
Production: Shibu Narayan
Videography: Johan Sathyadas
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[@VladimirputinRuss]

Thank you for bringing this amazing initiative of knowledge discourse,sir and theHindu 🇮🇳✨

[@kshitiz_212_2]

Our government should take initiative for e waste management. It will help in boosting economy.

[@SrividyaKailasam]

I'm one of the hoarders who is not sure of the disposal mechanism. But after hearing Bharat Kumar explain the problem so lucidly, I want to find out more about safe disposal and practice it. Thanks for sharing this useful and important information.

[@sivaa9559]

BHARATH KUMAR SIR, YOU LOOK LIKE MY RESPONSIBLE TEACHER IN THE LIFE SCHOOL. YOUR VOICE PERFECTLY FITS TO THE CONTENT OF THESE INFORMATIVE VIDEOS.

[@aala123]

Best e-waste awareness video. Wish you could be our professor.

[@shashti5310]

Thank you sir...neat n clean speech

[@ayush21399]

E Waste awareness needs to be done on huge scale

[@TheSuryapraba]

very useful information presented in a simplified way

[@ayush21399]

E Waste center can make small area wise shop/car who collects waste (+idea is to call them via app) and at the end of day submits waste to the center located on the outskirts..

[@todayinmylife328]

Sir u r 🔥

[@addy_vlogs17]

Great one

[@RadeonArch2437]

Dear sir, your videos are worth my time watching them. A kind request to plz stop the wrapped paper background animation which is bit awkward in viewing in your future videos. Thanks

[@DgurlSunshine]

EVERYTHING

[@bijup2982]

Govt should bring e waste management policy

[@rahulpotter1]

Solution? Challenging recycling ♻️ :(

[@user-sl3uj1xq1m]

So saddened to find out that The Hindu has so diluted in standards.