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flag India boosts e-waste recycling to cut reliance on imported tech minerals, but most waste still goes to unsafe informal channels.

flag 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. flag 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%. flag Despite this, over 80% of e-waste still enters informal, hazardous recycling networks, risking worker health and mineral loss. flag India remains 100% reliant on imports for key minerals, making e-waste recycling a crucial but incomplete strategy to secure its technological future.

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