Problems of E-Waste Management in the NCR: An Enviro-Legal Human Rights Study

By : Vaibhav Goel Bhartiya , Apeksha Chaudhary , Afreen Almas

Page No: 313-331

Abstract
‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’. The meaning of this famous Sanskrit phrase is that the whole world is one family, which is what the world is becoming. In this era of modernization and information technology, people are becoming more connected with each other. This has been made possible with the discovery of long waveradio frequency, broadband spectrums, etc. Inventions like the television, radio, mobile phones and computers have made our lives easier. We are heading towards a better quality and higher standard of life. However, we must pay the price of all this development in the form of destruction of the environment. When electronic products become obsolete, they fall under the category of e-waste, whichis a major concern for all countries at present. Man creates and moldshis environment which sustains and leads to “intellectual, social, moral and spiritual growth” (UN, 1972, p. 3). The preservation and conservation of environment is therefore necessary if humanity has to survive. Developing countries face enormous challenges related to the generation and management of e-waste which iseither internally generated or imported illegally, with India being no exception. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problem.

Authors :
Vaibhav Goel Bhartiya
Dean, Faculty of Law, Subharti Law College, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Apeksha Chaudhary
Assistant Professor, Institute of Legal Studies, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut. Uttar Pradesh, India.

Afreen Almas
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Subharti Law College, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut. Uttar Pradesh, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/PROD.2022.63.03.7