Divya prabha, D and Dhanakumar, S (2022) SUSTAINABLE POLICIES FOR E-WASTE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN UNION - AN ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA. SHODHSAMHITA, VIII (19). pp. 41-60. ISSN 2277-7067

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Abstract

Changing lifestyles coupled with irresponsible consumption due to increasing
disposable incomes has increased the usage of electronic items subsequently amplifying
the quantity of E-waste which has become the fastest mounting waste stream, trumping
over plastic waste. As the global economies are working towards a sustainable future,
Countries have begun creating specific policies and facilities for effective management of
E-Waste, with the aim of curbing e-waste pollution. Amongst the forerunners of this
move are the countries in the European Union (EU). Fuelled by increased customer
demand for electric and electronic goods, the member nations of the European Union
generate more than 12 million tons of e waste per year ( PACE 2019) with less than 40%
recycling rate. The new Circular Economy Action Plan implemented by the European
Union in 2020, (Eur-Lex 2020), has laid the directives for managing e-waste and is given
a special focus among the 54 action plans for sustainable growth. These directives focus
on the actions to be taken for longer product lifecycles through repair, recycle and reuse.
Based on these directives, the member nations within the EU, execute actions at a macro
level, in-order to contribute to the overall goals laid out by the European Commission.
With less than 40% of e waste being currently recycled, and with the target of reducing it
to half by 2030 (Jordan Davidson 2020), the member states in EU have designed specific
policies to deal with the disposal, recycle and reuse of e-waste generated. This paper
analyses the specific and unique e-waste policies of the countries in the European Union
and the opportunities for India in adopting the successful practices

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: E –Waste, European Union, Public polices, Circular economy, India
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of Management Sciences
Depositing User: Mr Team Mosys
Date Deposited: 27 Feb 2023 05:59
Last Modified: 05 Feb 2024 08:01
URI: http://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/1752

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