Dhaka, May 24 -- Less than 10 per cent of nearly 3.0 million tonnes of annual electronic waste is formally recycled in the country despite the existence of the Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) Management Rules, 2021, according to an assessment report unveiled at a dissemination event on Saturday.

The VOICE with support from Association for Progressive Communications organised the 'Assessment report dissemination event on the Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) Management Rules, 2021' in the city.

The report revealed widespread gaps in the implementation of the country's e-waste management rules. Although all 15 surveyed entities were registered with the Department of Environment, none collected a single end-of-life product during the last fiscal year. ...