Taiwanese delegation calls for redesign, repair, recycle of electronics to reduce e-waste

Redesigning electronic products for easy repair, increasing their durability, and strengthening recycling incentives can help India turn growing e-waste into valuable resources, businesses and jobs, said Prof. Lin Chun-Wei, Chair Professor and Dean of Academic Affairs and International Affairs at Asia University, Taiwan.

Prof. Lin, who was part of a four-member Asia University delegation that visited Vignan University in Guntur last week for an MoU, speaking to The Hindu , suggested adopting a circular-economy approach to address India’s growing electronic, industrial, and plastic waste. Products should be designed for repairability and modularity so that devices can be maintained instead of discarded, while longer product lifecycles could reduce waste. He also advocated improved recycling technologies to recover valuable metals such as gold and silver, along with consumer incentives such as store take-back programmes and refunds.