siliconindia | | November 20194We all are excited about the leapfrogging of the telecom sector from 4G to 5G; but are we prepared for the huge amount of e-Waste we will generate during this transition? The case becomes more critical with each smartphone owner owning more than one handset. Adding to this is the growing number of gadgets, connected & wireless devices, and various other computing devices. The coming years will ultimately see a huge spike in the e-Waste generation, as the current trends indicate that India will generate around five million tons of e-Waste by next year. But the question again arises ­ are we geared-up to tackle so much of electronic waste? The one positive aspect of this huge surge is the increasing job opportunities; e-Waste will create around 4.5 lakh direct jobs by 2025 and another 1.8 lakh jobs in the allied sectors of transportation and manufacturing, claims International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank group. But then, it is really essential to educate the masses regarding segregation and disposal of electronic waste in the correct way, rather than storing it at home for years. Addressing both these aspects of the e-Waste industry is our current edition of siliconindia Magazine's `10 Most Promising e-Waste Management Services Providers ­ 2019'. The issue features some of the most promising and emerging companies in the sector along with well-established and prominent names who not only are playing an essential role to this e-Waste fix, but also working towards educating the masses on how to segregate and effectively dispose the waste without the fear of their data being misused. Their contribution towards aligning the industry and addressing the glaring challenge is appreciable and applaudable. Read to know how they are effectively evolving as well to serve the industry the best of solutions.Do let us know what you think! Anamika SahuManaging Editoreditor@siliconindia.comAre We Ready for This?Editorial Vol 08 · Issue 4 - 4 · November 04, 2019 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Associate Editor Susila Govindaraj Editorial Team Ananth.V Avinash Roy Mandvi Singh Srrayvinya OLM Sujith Vasudevan Trisha Pragya VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia 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 © 2019 SiliconMedia 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.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers S Sivasankar VetrivelGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaAshu Sethi Garima Anand Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal Anupreethi Danila Felisha Rita Khirod Kumar Shashi Ranjan
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