E-waste generation in India
According to a joint study by ASSOCHAM-NEC, only 20% (8.9 tons) of the total amount of e-waste was generated in 2016. is properly collected and recycled, while there is no trace of other e-waste. The study also provides figures on which electronic components contribute the most to e-waste. Computer hardware ranks first among the e-waste generated in India with almost 70 percent. Waste, telecommunications equipment accounted for 12%, electrical equipment 8%, medical equipment 7%. to the remaining 4%. According to a joint study, Maharashtra leads the state with 19 out of 2 million tons (MT) of e-waste generated in India.
8% (3,96,000 TPA) of e-waste, but only recycles about 47,810 TPA. While Tamil Nadu generates 13% (2,60,000 TPA), it processes 52,427 TPA. Uttar Pradesh recycles 86,130 TPA with a share of 10.1% (2,02,000).
The cause of poor e-waste management in India, according to the Report India has a weak level of infrastructure, legislation and framework.
Although there are more than 160 e-waste processing plants, only about 22% (4.3 TPA or 4,38,085 TPA) of e-waste is recycled in India. Among states, Karnataka leads the state in recycling facilities, followed by from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
Considering the number of e-waste recycling plants in the country and the e-waste generated in India, the country needs more recycling plants. For example, Uttar Pradesh, a major supplier of e-waste (producing 2,02,000 TPA), has only 22 units to process 86,130 tons of e-waste, which is not even half of the e-waste generated by the state.
While Karnataka has 57 e-waste recycling plants that can process nearly 44,620 tons of e-waste of the total 1.78 lakh TPA (25%) and Maharashtra has 32 plants that recycle 47,810 tons of e-waste of 3.96 lakh TPA be able. Waste generation or 12%
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