{"id":29387,"date":"2024-09-13T18:07:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T12:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=29387"},"modified":"2024-09-13T18:48:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:18:13","slug":"global-e-waste-its-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/13-09-2024\/global-e-waste-its-impacts","title":{"rendered":"Global E-waste &amp; its Impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 3 \/ Environment&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Global E-waste Monitor 2024, brought out by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and Fondation Carmignac, a corporate foundation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key findings&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The world produced 62 billion kg of electronic waste (e-waste) in 2022.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That number is projected to rise to 82 billion kg in 2030<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The world\u2019s generation of electronic waste is rising five times faster than documented e-waste recycling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The report also highlighted the composition of the 62 billion kg of e-waste.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It contained 31 billion kg of metals, 17 billion kg of plastics and 14 billion kg of other materials (minerals, glass, composite materials, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Region wise : <\/strong>Among regions, Europe has the highest rate of documented formal collection and recycling of e-waste at 42.8 percent.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meanwhile, Africa generates the lowest rates of e-waste but struggles to recycle it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Countries in Asia generate almost half of the world\u2019s e-waste (30 billion kg) but have made limited advances in e-waste management; moreover, relatively few of them have enacted legislation or established clear e-waste collection targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impacts and Challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>E-waste, any discarded product with a plug or battery, is a health and environmental hazard, containing toxic additives or hazardous substances such as mercury, which can damage the human brain and coordination system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenges contributing to the widening gap include technological progress, higher consumption, limited repair options, shorter product life cycles, society\u2019s growing electronification, design shortcomings, and inadequate e-waste management infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Global policy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the policy front, 81 countries have adopted e-waste policy, legislation or regulation. Sixty-seven countries have legal provisions on EPR for e-waste.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Another 46 have provisions on e-waste collection rate targets. Finally, 36 countries have provisions on e-waste recycling rate targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Status in India&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has comprehensively <strong>revised the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 a<\/strong>nd notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in November, 2022 and the same is in force since 1st April, 2023.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These new rules intend to manage e-waste in an environmentally sound manner and put in place an improved <strong>Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)<\/strong> regime for e-waste recycling wherein all the manufacturer, producer, refurbisher and recycler are required to register on a portal developed by the CPCB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new provisions would facilitate and channelize the informal sector to the formal sector for doing business and ensure recycling of E-waste in an environmentally sound manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provisions for environmental compensation and verification &amp; audit have also been introduced.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Suggestions<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amidst the hopeful embrace of solar panels and electronic equipment to combat the climate crisis and drive digital progress, the surge in e-waste requires urgent attention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is an immediate call for greater investment in infrastructure development, more promotion of repair and reuse, capacity building, and measures to stop illegal e-waste shipments.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Concrete steps are urgently needed to address and reduce e-waste.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved e-waste management could result in a global net positive of US $38 billion, representing a significant economic opportunity while addressing climate change and health impacts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We must seize the economic and environmental benefits of proper e-waste management; otherwise, the digital ambitions of our future generations will face significant risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitoring the quantities and flows of e-waste is essential for evaluating developments over time, and to set and assess targets towards a sustainable society and circular economy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Daily Mains Practice Question<\/strong><br><strong>[Q] <\/strong>The enforcement of e-waste policy, legislation and regulation remains a genuine challenge globally.Elucidate&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Daily-Editorial-Analysis-13-09-2024.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global E-waste Monitor 2024, brought out by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and Fondation Carmignac, a corporate foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial-analysis"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29387"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29411,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29387\/revisions\/29411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}