India, March 18 -- The steady march of electric vehicles as the most dominant form of personal mobility has brought with it, a new set of environmental concerns. Primarily that of battery-generated waste and the excessive mining of lithium-ion battery components leaving shattered ecosystems in its wake. That, however, represents a much smaller portion of a far greater environmental threat posed by electronic waste which includes the remnants of all manner of electronic goods, post-usage. This includes hazardous chemicals, plastic and metal which coagulate into millions of tonnes of e-waste bringing into sharp relief the need for a proper recycling ecosystem.

"E-waste does pose a potential crisis. Hazardous chemicals like chromium and mer...