Approaches to Improving the Circular Economy Paradigm in E-waste Management in India through Informal–Formal Sector Integration

Mehra, Gautam, Arora, Rachna, Prakash, Reva and Banerjee, Abhijit (2023) Approaches to Improving the Circular Economy Paradigm in E-waste Management in India through Informal–Formal Sector Integration. In: Development in E-waste Management : Sustainability and Circular Economy Aspects. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 209-222. ISBN 9781003301899

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Abstract

India has witnessed a rapid increase in e-waste generation in recent years and is now the fifth largest generator in the world. The concept of “urban mining” implies recovery and utilisation of secondary material from urban waste streams. In India, e-waste recycling has historically been dominated by the informal sector, which, in addition to creating hazardous conditions, is able to recycle only a fraction of the recoverable material due to technology and other limitations. The e-waste Management Rules 2016 introduced the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility that imposed a mandate on manufacturers for ensuring collection and channelisation of e-waste. This was a significant step in the right direction and has improved formal recycling of e-waste. However, the system continues to suffer from unnecessary and damaging competition between the formal and informal sectors. In 2019, the NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the Strategy on Resource Efficiency in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sector in collaboration with the EU Resource Efficiency Initiative for India. This chapter, based broadly on the NITI/MeitY Strategy, analyses the obstacles facing improved recycling and outlines an alternative approach that relies on an effective integration between the informal and formal sectors.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2023 05:36
Last Modified: 24 May 2023 05:36
Official URL: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/9...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/5688

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