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Control electronic waste in India [1]

Legislation that came into effect in India this month aims to deal with the environmental effects of electronic waste in the country. According to a government report, this waste stream has increased by a factor of more than five in seven years and is expected to exceed 800,000 tonnes in 2012. (Correspondence)

Publication Date: 
17/05/2012
Govindasamy Agoramoorthy [2], Chiranjib Chakraborty [3]
Nature [4]
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Electronic Waste [5], India [6], Legislation [7], Toxic Wastes [8], Waste Recycling [9], Waste Management [10], Hazardous Waste Regulations [11], Electronics Industry [12]
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