With people tending to change cell phones as frequently as every three to four years, e-waste management has now assumed great importance in the country. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said with around 25 crore cell phones dumped every year, the problem of e-waste management has gone beyond electronic items like computers and TV sets.

The Environment Ministry is now planning changes in waste management rules, including those governing the e-waste. So while the 2011 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rules applicability included producer, consumer, collection centre, dismantler and recycler, the E-Waste 2015 draft rules extend it to manufacturer, dealer and also re-furbisher..........Read more

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