siliconindia | | March 20208lectronic waste (e-waste) comprises of waste electronics/electrical goods that are not fit for their originally intended use or have reached their end of life. This may include items such as computers, servers, mainframes, monitors, CDs, printers, scanners, copiers, calculators, fax machines, battery cells, cellular phones, transceivers, TVs, medical apparatus and electronic components E-WASTE MANAGEMENT & THE EXISTING PRACTICES; AN INDUSTRY OVERVIEWSharekhan by BNP Paribas is one of India's largest retail broking houses. It is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, one of the largest banking groups in the world. BNP Paribas has over 160 years of presence in India and is active in 75 countries.By Dr. Abhijit Sarkar, Vice President & Country Head CRE, Admin & Infrastructure, Sharekhanbesides white goods such as refrigerators and air-conditioners. E-waste contains valuable materials such as copper, silver, gold and platinum which could be processed for their recovery.The electronics industry is the world's largest and fastest growing manufacturing industry. We have seen leading multinational companies have set-up electronics manufacturing facilities and R&D centers for hardware and software in India. This has no doubt helped the Indian economy to grow faster and fueled increase in the consumption rate of electronics products. Along with the economic growth and availability of electronics goods in the market has increased temptation of consumers to replace their household electronics items with newer models for various reasons. Ein my opinion
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