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| Mainstreaming the Informal Sector |
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The Informal sector plays a significant role in electronic waste management in India. This sector constitutes largest part of economically active workforce in India but is still not recognized. The informal sector re-imagines waste as an opportunity and follows highly networked linkages for waste collection and disposal while in the process of livelihood support; they endanger their health, safety and environment.
It is imperative to identify the intrinsic role of informal sector in e-waste management, as highlighted in the National Environmental Policy, 2006 and E-waste Guidelines (CPCB, 2008). Under the EU-E-Waste Initiative in Delhi, an association of informal sector workers was formulated entitled, '4R-Responsibly Reduce Reuse and Recycle' and was formally registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. A group of e-waste dismantlers, recyclers and godown owners from Shastri Park, East Delhi came forward to form an association as a result of our regular meetings and trainings with the sector on the benefits of association building.
The formulation of an association of the informal sector has led towards built-in mechanisms for safe e-waste disposal which was earlier being disposed off by the informal sector in extremely hazardous conditions for environment and health.
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