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Electronic Waste Generation and Disposal among Bulk Consumers in Kerala with Special Reference to Thrikakkara Municipality
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The present study focuses on the generation of e-waste and management practices adopted by bulk consumers as well as to identify the extent of applicability of E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016. It has been carried out using purposive sampling among bulk consumers in Thrikakkara Municipality of Ernakulam District, Kerala. It has reported that desktops contribute the highest to the e-waste. Despite having a replacement policy, they only replaced their electronic products once they become completely non-repairable. The sample bulk users discarded their e-waste through a tie-up with registered recyclers outside Kerala. But this was limited to financial and State government offices and IT firms, while other bulk users such as educational institutions and hospitals were non-cooperative in disseminating the information.
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