E-waste management: Are we ready for it?Navigating the E-Waste Dilemma: Strategies for Sustainable Management

Year : 2025 | Volume : 15 | Issue : 03 | Page : 28 35
    By

    Krati Sharma,

  • Kunal Sharma,

  • Mohit Soni,

  • Mridul Gupta,

  1. Professor, Department of English and People Skills, Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology (PIET), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  2. Student, Department of English and People Skills, Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology (PIET), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  3. Student, Department of English and People Skills, Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology (PIET), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  4. Student, Department of English and People Skills, Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology (PIET), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

E-waste management talks about the big problem we have with electronic waste, which comes from all the electronic devices we use. It says that throwing away these devices in the wrong way can harm the environment and people’s health. It also mentions that there is a lot of e-waste being made all around the world, and we really need to find better ways to deal with it. E-waste management talks about different ideas for fixing this problem, like making new laws, starting programs to recycle old electronics, and using new technology to help. It also talks about how different groups, like governments, companies, and people who recycle, need to work together to solve this problem. Finally, it says that by looking at research and real-life examples, we can figure out the biggest problems and how to solve them to manage e-waste in a better way.

Keywords: E-waste, e-waste management, disposal, recycle, reuse, reduce, education

[This article belongs to Trends in Electrical Engineering ]

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Krati Sharma, Kunal Sharma, Mohit Soni, Mridul Gupta. E-waste management: Are we ready for it?Navigating the E-Waste Dilemma: Strategies for Sustainable Management. Trends in Electrical Engineering. 2025; 15(03):28-35.
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Krati Sharma, Kunal Sharma, Mohit Soni, Mridul Gupta. E-waste management: Are we ready for it?Navigating the E-Waste Dilemma: Strategies for Sustainable Management. Trends in Electrical Engineering. 2025; 15(03):28-35. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/tee/article=2025/view=234560


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Volume 15
Issue 03
Received 08/05/2025
Accepted 26/06/2025
Published 19/12/2025
Publication Time 225 Days
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