How 'Karo Sambhav' is working to transform India's e-waste sector

Having a presence in 29 states and three Union Territories, this organisation manages helps treat e-waste dumped in India's two biggest dumping sites - Seelampur and Mustafabad, both in Delhi

The infusion of more smartphones, computers and other electronics into the consumer market has made India world’s fourth-largest producer of electronic waste or e-waste, according to the Global E-Waste Monitor's 2017 report. 

Also, India is the second-largest smartphone market in the world. With over 650 million mobile phones in circulation, including 300 million smartphones, over 25 per cent of them end up as e-waste annually, the report stated. This is generating a massive pile of e-waste, which, if not disposed of or recycled properly, can cause several environmental and health risks.

Discarded laptops, refrigerators, sensors, and TVs, too, contain substances