The global e-waste will increase by 38% in the decade between 2020 and 2030.
It was revealed according to a recent United Nations University (UNU) report.
The name of the report is “The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report-Quantities, flows, and the circular economy potential”.
China is the biggest contributor to e-waste with 10.1 million tonnes.
It is followed by the United States (US) with 6.9 mt and India with 3.2 mt at 2nd and 3rd rank respectively.
This report is jointly prepared by the Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP), formed by UN University (UNU), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), in close collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
UNU is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organization headquartered in Japan.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016.
For the first time, these rules brought the producers under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), along with targets.