{"id":8686,"date":"2020-03-06T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=8686"},"modified":"2020-03-06T06:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T06:00:56","slug":"increased-recycling-of-electronic-waste-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/increased-recycling-of-electronic-waste-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased Recycling of Electronic waste in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government has informed that E-waste recycling has\ndoubled in the country compared to 2017-18. Govt has reported that the\nrecycling rate of 10% in 2017-18 has risen to 20% in 2018-19. Government has\nimplemented the E-waste (Management) Rules (2016) which enforce the Extended\nProducer Responsibility (EPR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-Waste is short for Electronic-Waste. It is the term used\nto describe old, end-of-life or discarded electronic appliances. It includes\ncomputers, mobiles, consumer electronics etc. It majorly includes electronic\nequipment, completely or in part discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk\nconsumer as well as rejects from manufacturing, refurbishment and repair\nprocesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has informed that E-waste recycling has doubled in the country compared to 2017-18. Govt has reported that the recycling rate of 10% in 2017-18 has risen to 20% in 2018-19. 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