{"id":220452,"date":"2022-12-30T20:18:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=220452"},"modified":"2022-12-30T20:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:49:09","slug":"dumping-ground-india-is-a-key-importer-of-hazardous-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dumping-ground-india-is-a-key-importer-of-hazardous-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumping ground \u2013 India is a key importer of hazardous waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201c<strong>Dumping ground \u2013 India is a key importer of hazardous waste\u201d published in <\/strong><strong>Business Standard<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>30<sup>th<\/sup> December 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance: <\/strong>concerns with waste disposal in India<\/p>\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The article discusses the impact of waste imports in India and problems with their inadequate regulation.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What is the current situation?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A report by Bloomberg states that Muzaffarnagar in the U.P. is a major dumping ground for plastic waste from the US.<\/p>\n<p>These <strong>plastic wastes are used by the paper mills<\/strong> in substitute to wood pulp as a <strong>cheaper raw material<\/strong>. The <strong>law also permits up to 2 percent contamination<\/strong> in recycled paper. However, this law is being misused by the mills.<\/p>\n<p>Further, some materials that can be recycled are given to mills and others are <strong>sold as fuel to sugar and paper mills.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The boilers and furnaces of these mills are not hot enough to fully incinerate this waste leading to toxic emissions<\/strong>. Therefore, the residents of Muzaffarnagar inhale ash filled air with microplastics on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Another highlight of the report was the problem with domestic as well as <strong>imported e-waste.<\/strong> As per a <strong>UN report<\/strong>, up to 90 percent of the world\u2019s electronic waste is deposited in India.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the e-wastes are recycled and rests are burnt leading to the <strong>contamination of the air.<\/strong> This is happening even though the government banned the import of <strong>e-waste under rules notified in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These wastes provide a source of livelihood to ragpickers, unlicensed contractors, raddiwalas, etc. but they also get exposed to health hazards caused by it.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What is the way ahead?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There is a need to properly <strong>enforce the laws<\/strong> and provide <strong>a monitoring mechanism<\/strong> against this practice. However, concerns of recycling companies and the livelihood of rag pickers should also be kept in mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cDumping ground \u2013 India is a key importer of hazardous waste\u201d published in Business Standard\u00a0on\u00a030th December 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Environment Relevance: concerns with waste disposal in India News: The article discusses the impact of waste imports in India and problems with their inadequate regulation. 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