Hisabi Sakha Paripatra
This year’s coronavirus lockdowns have exacerbated the e-waste problem.
People stuck at home are de-cluttering, and because of the lockdowns there are few workers collecting and recycling the junk, Kees Balde, a senior programme officer with the sustainable cycles programme at the United Nations University, another contributor to the report, told Reuters.
NEW CONSUMERS, MORE JUNK
What is happening in India and China is symptomatic of a wider problem in developing countries, where demand for goods like washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners is rising rapidly.
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