May 30, 2016

A walkthrough from the lanes of Seelampur, India's digital underbelly

Nearly a quarter of India's 3 million tonnes of e-waste, ends up here. Here's a walkthrough from the lanes of Seelampur, where children, young men and women are involved in recycling our dead phones and discarded computers.

BYPankaj Mishra

Last week, we wrote about how Seelampur, India’s digital underbelly. Nearly a quarter of India’s 3 million tonnes of e-waste, ends up here. Here’s a walkthrough from the lanes of Seelampur, where children, young men and women are involved in recycling our dead phones and discarded computers.
Can we all take a pledge to #SaveSeelampur and become less greedy in acquiring new, trendy consumer technology gadgets and devices?
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