Category: E-Waste

As electronic products (computers, televisions, laptops, mobile phones, washing machines, TV etc.) end their useful life they are called as electronic waste (e-waste). Due to the relatively new issue of e-waste disposal, many countries – especially developing ones like India – do not yet have efficient system to dispose of.

The term NIMBY may not be very common in India but the phenomena are nonetheless quite prevalent. In layman’s term, it is the opposition by residents of a community or locality against any new development. The opposition may be due to fear of environmental hazards like waste effluent from industries,.