According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),
India generated 16.01 lakh tonnes of e-waste in 2021-2022,
but only 33% of it was collected and processed. This is more
than double the amount of e-waste generated in 2018.
In 2020-2021, India processed 3.4 lakh tonnes of e-waste.
According to CPCB, the generation of plastic waste per year is
increasing by 3%, and the generation of e-waste is even
higher, with waste produced totaling 7.1 lakh tonnes in 2018-
19 and 10.14 lakh tonnes in 2019-20. Every year, there is a
31% increase