India is likely sitting on a mine of urban waste if we consider a report that says Europe's electronic waste generated will lead to the extraction of 1 million tonnes of critical raw minerals (CRMs) if extracted annually.

The report in question was released today, which is also the International E-Waste Day, by the FutuRAM consortium , a European Union-funded institution.

A look at the figures in numbers:

In 2022, Europe generated 10.7 million tonnes of e-waste, of which 54 per cent was managed as per compliances required. From this e-waste, around 400,000 tonnes of CRMs were recovered. These included copper, aluminium, silicon, tungsten, and palladium. Also Read | E-waste control: Axe that floor price and adapt to market reality

The report also says that the total volume of

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