According to the global plastic -waste monitor 2020, 53.6 million tons of e-waste has been generated globally in  2019. India is the world's third largest e-waste generator with 3.2 million tons behind China and the United  States. This is up from 1.9 tons in 2016 an alarming 68% increase more than the global average growth of 21%. Increasing disposable income, access to easy credit, consumers ' quest for better products are resulting in  shorter product cycles and pose India a mounting challenge to deal with. 

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One major challenge that can be attributed to this issue is the lack of poor awareness. Students lack the  knowledge, channels to dispose of their old, unused, obsolete items as a result they either get trapped in their  house or end up in the hands of informal recycling channels who resort to non scientific, hazardous methods to  extract resources from e-waste and dump the remains irresponsibly. This not only compromises the health of  informal workers but also poses threat to human health and the environment. 

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In this regard, Recycle is working to create mass scale awareness using digital, social media as per of our E Waste/Plastic-waste Awareness Programs and create a fraternity of responsible citizens

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Lack of awareness and mismanagement of plastic waste is resulting in 10000 Metric Tons of plastics entering landfills, oceans on a daily basis. As responsible citizens of planet earth, the onus is on us to conserve natural resources and adopt sustainable plastic waste management practices. 

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To address this, EarthJust in collaboration with Recycle, WeCare, brings to you a program on “Plastic Waste Management '' a pan-India program for schools/colleges and citizens to raise awareness, encourage them in taking leadership for responsible use of plastics.