India's E-Waste Recycling Sector Struggles to Modernize

India has a big problem with electronic waste, like old phones and TVs.

Much of it is handled by informal workers in tough conditions.

They take apart electronics to get valuable materials.

The government wants to make this industry cleaner and safer.

New rules make companies pay to recycle e-waste properly.

However, the informal sector resists change.

Some businesses are modernizing, offering better working conditions, while others push back on rising compliance costs.

Whether India can fix its e-waste problem will depend on how well it can balance new rules and ensure all recyclers can make a profit.