Resources

We believe that we don’t have all the answers. So along with our resources, we have linked resources on E-waste from across the world.

E-waste Rules 2018

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION

Smartphones contribute to 12% of global e-waste, report says

India along with the US, the UK, China and Japan are the highest e-waste generating nations.

E-waste Rules 2016

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION

The Growing Environmental Risks of E-Waste

The UN defines e-waste as any discarded product with a battery or plug, and features toxic and hazardous substances such as mercury, that can pose severe risk to human and environmental health.

Nearly 50,000 people make a living out of Seelampur’s e-waste

Seelampur, one of India’s largest e-waste markets, is where your phone and computer go to die. Now, new laws are in the air and this could change life for the people who work here

31.6% rise in e-waste generation last year: Ashwini Choubey to Rajya Sabha

In 2017-18, India generated 7,08,445 tonnes of e-waste and 7,71,215 tonnes in 2018-19 – an increase of 8.86 per cent.

E-Waste Day: 82% of India’s e-waste is personal devices

The first International E-Waste Day is being celebrated across 20 countries by 40 different organisations worldwide to raise awareness on e-waste issues, collection, recycling