Share New Delhi: E-waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams with an annual growth rate of 3-5%. The Global E-waste Monitor Report 2020 mentions that 53.7 million metric tonnes (MMT) of e-waste was generated in 2019 globally, and it is expected to reach 74.7 MMT by 2030. Also, India is the third-largest producer of e-waste and has generated 3.23 MMT e-waste in 2019 alone. India’s rising consumerism and paltry e-waste management ecosystem have placed us in a vulnerable state. Notably, e-waste contains several toxic materials such as lead, cadmium, chromium, brominated flame retardants, or polychlorinated biphenyls. Therefore, unregulated accumulation, landfilling, or inappropriate recycling processes poses a severe threat to human health and the environment.