India 5th biggest generator of e-waste in 2014

India is the fifth biggest produce of e-waste in the world, discarding 1.7 million tons of electronic and electrical equipment in 2014, a UN report, released on April 19, 2015. Said warning that the volume of global e-waste is likely to rise sharply by 21% in next three years.
The ‘Global E-Waste Monitor 2014’ complied by UN think tank United Nations University, said at 32% the US and China produced the most e-waste overall in 2014.

India came in fifth, behind the UD, china, Japan and Germany the report said most e-waste in the world in 2014 was generated in Asia at 16 Million tones (Mt)or 3.7kg per inhabitant.
The lowest amount of e-waste per inhabitant was generated in Africa (1.7 kg/inhabitant). The continent generated 1.9 Mt of e-waste in total.

In 2014, folks worldwide discarded near a small fraction of an estimated 41.8 Mt of electrical and electronic equipment -- mostly end-of-life kitchen, laundry and bathroom equipment like microwave ovens, laundry machines and dishwashers.

The volume of e-waste is anticipated to rise by 21 per cent to 50 Mt in 2018, said the report, the location details is expected and composition of the world's fast-growing e-waste problem.