Located in suburban East Delhi, old Seelampur, is home to India’s largest e-waste dump yard. The locals refer to it as 4 Number Gali.
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Inside the alley one can find a pathway filled with broken cell phones, wires, and batteries. India is the third largest e-waste producer in the world, producing around 2 million tonnes annually.
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Everyday hundred metric tonnes of waste are accumulated in Seelampur to be recycled. Almost 50000 people make a living out of this e-waste.
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