E-WASTE - THE NEED TO ADDRESS

Authors

  • Srishti Singh Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
  • Meenakshi Kalhan Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
  • Srijan Singh Junior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, MAMC, New Delhi
  • Nitika Sharma Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
  • Anuj Jangra Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
  • Jai Parkash Junior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak

Keywords:

E-waste, informal sector, recycle, reuse

Abstract

The development of science and technology has provided us with a whole new array of electrical and electronic products, rendering them affordable, revolutionizing the world with widely used cheaper electronic products, but also resulted in accelerated obsolescence rate of these products leading to increasing quantum of E-waste also referred to as WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world. Despite being a signatory to the Basel Convention, India still presents a gloomy picture.

There is a need of collaborative efforts to overcome the growing problem of e-waste. A joint effort of the government, the industries and the citizens is the need of the hour. We must opt for products with fewer toxic content, using energy efficient products, never disposing e-waste with garbage or household waste, using Take-back options.

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Published

2015-01-15

How to Cite

Singh, S. ., Kalhan, M. ., Singh, S. ., Sharma, N. ., Jangra, A. ., & Parkash, J. . (2015). E-WASTE - THE NEED TO ADDRESS. International Journal of Research and Development in Pharmacy & Life Sciences, 5(1), 1901-1903. Retrieved from https://ijrdpl.com/index.php/ijrdpl/article/view/198

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015): Volume 5 Issue 1, December - January (2015)

Section

Research
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