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India's electronics industry bets on circular economy to curb rising e-waste mountain
(Eco Business, 13 Jun 2022) The world's third largest generator of e-waste wants local manufacturers to design and build longer-lasting products, and establish a domestic industry for refurbished electronic products. Could India become a global hub for the circular economy in electronics?
In April, India’s beleaguered electronics industry unveiled a plan to reclaim market share lost to foreign brands by replacing a culture of use-and-throw with longer lasting products.
Indian industry leaders reasoned that a new genre of foreign-made products like smartphones quickly become outdated and can’t easily be repaired, which is not only pinching consumers but adding to toxic e-waste dump sites across the country.
The vision to remake the Indian electronics industry is giving shape to an ambitious programme to slash e-waste in India, which is the world’s third-largest producer of discarded electronics, after China and the United States.
“Most consumer electronic products are non-repairable because the cost is too high. We need to think about how to redesign products and incorporate features that make them easy to repair and upgrade,” says Satya Gupta, chief executive of Epic Foundation, a non-profit that is spearheading the industry programme.
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Eco Business, 13 Jun 2022: India's electronics industry bets on circular economy to curb rising e-waste mountain
