The Basel Action Network (BAN) which works for prevention of globalisation of toxic chemicals has stated in a report that 50 to 80 per cent of e-waste collected by the US is exported to India, China, Pakistan, Taiwan and a number of African countries. This is done because cheaper labour is available for recycling in these countries. And in the US, export of e-waste is legal.

E-waste recycling and disposal in China, India and Pakistan are highly polluting. Of late, China has banned import of e-waste. Export bf e-waste by the US is seen as lack of responsibility on the part of Federal Government, electronics industry, consumers, recyclers and local governments towards viable and sustainable options for disposal of e-waste.

In India, recycling of e-waste is almost entirely left to the informal sector, which doeiiO-not have adequ:he means to handle either the increasing quantities or certain processes, leading to intolerable risk for human health and the environment