Many electronic companies still have no take-back system: Report
Source: Toxics Link, Date: , 2019
According to the latest study by Toxics Link, the unmanaged e-waste is increasing due to disoriented take-back and collection system by producers In 2016, 44.7 million tonnes of e-waste was generated globally which is expected to increase to 52.2 million tonnes in 2021. As of 2016, it was found out that India is the second and fifth highest generator (in Asia and globally respectively) of e-waste with 2 million tonnes. The mounting pile of e-waste has become one of the major concerns globally.