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India boosts e-waste recycling to cut reliance on imported tech minerals, but most waste still goes to unsafe informal channels.
India is expanding formal e-waste recycling to recover critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel for tech and defense, amid concerns over China’s supply dominance.
A $170 million government program and Extended Producer Responsibility rules are pushing manufacturers to channel waste to certified recyclers, increasing formal processing from 1% to 60%.
Despite this, over 80% of e-waste still enters informal, hazardous recycling networks, risking worker health and mineral loss.
India remains 100% reliant on imports for key minerals, making e-waste recycling a crucial but incomplete strategy to secure its technological future.
India impulsa el reciclaje de desechos electrónicos para reducir la dependencia de los minerales tecnológicos importados, pero la mayoría de los desechos todavía van a canales informales no seguros.