ELECTRONIC WASTES: MANAGEMENT AND REGULATIONS

AUTHORS – VIVEK SOLANKI* & DR. PRIYA VINJAMURI**,STUDENT* & ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR**, LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN FACULTY OF UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY

BEST CITATION – VIVEK SOLANKI & DR. PRIYA VINJAMURI, ELECTRONIC WASTES: MANAGEMENT AND REGULATIONS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (2) OF 2024, PG. 376-388, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

Both industrialized and developing nations are grappling with the issue of electronic waste and have devised strategies to manage, address, and mitigate it. To assess readiness for handling it, regulations for managing e-waste in established and developing nations through regulations, rules, and legislative approaches—as well as the observation of consequences deriving from them—are crucial. It will take time to assess the impact and goals of a few developed country initiatives in comparison to those in underdeveloped nations, and to identify the advantages and disadvantages of e-waste rules. In order to effectively handle the reduction and justifiable handling of the e-waste problem, it is necessary and vital to incorporate innovative methods from many stakeholders in the rule-making process. The main requirements in an international forum that may address the economic reasons of illicit e-waste export and handling are the definition and analysis of the stock of e-waste, the source of inflow, limits in and out of the official and informal sectors, etc. It is necessary to assess the extent to which the rules have addressed the concerns raised by managing e-waste and determine whether more regulations are necessary. These three organizations include ensuring compliance, enforcing regulations, and removing health and environmental dangers associated to handling e-waste.

Keywords: WEEE, e-waste, imports, developed countries, developing countries.