From previous fridges to discarded smartphones – when previous digital merchandise are thrown away, they usually find yourself in locations like Seelampur, India’s largest digital waste market – the place 1000’s of persons are employed breaking down the waste, together with youngsters.
E-waste, because it’s recognized – is rising thrice quicker than every other sort of garbage we produce – however the topic didn’t even make it onto the agenda on the COP26 local weather talks final month.
From Delhi, Mandakini Gahlot studies.