siliconindia | | DECEMBER 20224Do you know where your old electronic devices were dumped? Or what happened to them? Haphazard dumping of e-waste results in contamination of the environment. This happens, due to rapid technological ad-vancements and the production of newer electronic equipment, the old ones get easily replaced with new models. It has particularly led to an exponential increase in e-waste in India. People tend to switch to the newer models and trending technologies; also, the lives of products get reduced with time.The more Electronic-waste and metals at the landfill, the more trace toxic materials appear in the groundwater.Thence, Electronic waste management is a phrase that carries a lot of weight in the present-day context. Technology has made our lives easier, however tech products have a limited lifespan ­ either because we consumers like our new shiny toys or because of planned obsolescence by the manufacturers. Once their utility is served, these products are often dumped along with other waste streams or sold to the informal processors of e-waste. Thus, the informal sector utilizes crude extraction and recycling methods, which release harmful toxins in the open environment leading to de-terioration of nature and human health. Consumers must ensure that their e-waste disposal is done in a responsible and scientific manner through authorised channels.The arduous journey undertaken by pioneers in the Indian e-waste management industry, and policymakers, to encourage the responsible disposal and recycling of e-waste over the last two dec-ades, has resulted in a high-growth e-waste management industry today. The sector has been evolving and transforming by leaps and bounds, ready to handle the growing volumes of e-waste ­ estimated to reach at least 11.5 million metric tons in 2025 ­ propelled by the proliferation of connected devices and an app-driven world. India has 400 registered e-waste recyclers with an installed capacity of re-cycling 1.07 million tons per annum (up by 36.6 percent from 2019) as of March 2021. India's largest e-waste recycling facility has a capacity of handling 96,000 tons per annum and holds five ISO cer-tifications for recycling ­ the only company in Asia to hold all five ISO certifications.Sustain the Future through Disposal RecyclingEditorialEditorial Team PublisherAssistant EditorAssociate EditorAlok ChaturvediHeena KousarIndranil ChakrabortyVol 10 · Issue 08 - 02 · DECEMBER, 2022Editorial TeamHima P. M.Avinash Barik.Honey KumariManager - DesignPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayArt ManagerSuanya Chakraborty Designers Souvik AcharyaMohammed RafikGM- Sales & MarketingRohit KumarAdvertising ManagersAshwini D NaikShilpa Selvaadvertise@siliconindia.comEditorial Querieseditor@siliconindia.comCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalTo subscribeVisit: https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/or send email to subscription@siliconindia.comMagazine Price is Rs. 150 per issuePrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Silicon Media Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2022 Silicon Media Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.siliconindia
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