SAI SRIDHAR HOGIRALA, N.CHANDRASEKARAN
Abstract
E-waste recycling in India is fast emerging into a profitable business opportunity. Presence of companies like Attero, AER Worldwide and SIMS suggest the size of market opportunities in India. While WEEE directive and BASEL convention provide a foundational framework for e-waste management and handling rules in India, the implementation is constrained by consumer behavior, formal-informal divide and enforcement of rules. This paper is an attempt to develop a literary portrait of e-waste recycling sector and reflects on economic and policy asymmetry in India. Integration, Kabadiwala, Legal framework, Logistics cost, Pollution control, Recycling, Scrap market, Unorganized sector, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste handling, Waste recovery, Waste reduction.