Understanding realities of E-Waste management in India - Part 2 | Ep. #87

<p>You’re listening to part 2 of my conversation with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranshu-singhal-93562a7">Pranshu Singhal</a> where we’ll delve into the realities of e-waste management in India.</p> <p>Pranshu is on a relentless mission to enable setup of a well governed industry ecosystem for e-waste management in India.</p> <p>He founded <a href="https://www.karosambhav.com/our-services">Karo Sambhav</a> which is a cohesive movement for enterprises, consumers, governments and alliances to collaborate and enable circular economy.</p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ol> <li>What does formalizing informal sector mean? - Today we need one-common definition of formalization for everyone to follow.</li> <li>Suggestions for EPR amendments;</li> </ol> <ul> <li>How do we improve &amp; create a level playing field for producers and PROs. We need to reverse the current situation; Instead of having negative pressure on orgs doing good, we should have positive pressure on orgs not doing so good.</li> <li>We need to digitize our whole system of data management in waste. Today most data on the next life of recycled waste is being submitted in paper format, which makes it difficult to carryout data analysis unlike other industries.</li> <li>As of today the responsibility for enforcement of EPR lies on state pollution control board (which are only a group of few people) which is a lot of work expected from a handful individuals. Present mechanics of enforcement make it difficult to achieve success on good intentioned policies. Instead can we involve technology &amp; management institutions for regular monitoring in the form of yearly assignments;</li> <li>OR can we create an open source platform with these data sets, which will enable any of the interested parties to get involved, analyze and suggest solutions. Having this open source platform is beneficial because it will help us identify challenges from multiple view points globally. Once challenges are identified only then change can happen.</li> <li>Another challeng