Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore are among top ten cities generating the biggest amount of e-waste. According to the data released by Ministry of Environment and Forest on the basis of survey conducted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the amount of e-waste will increase upto 8,00,000 tonnes by 2012. This amount is over 570% higher than the amount of e-waste generated during 2005.

The e-waste includes useless computers, mobile, monitors and other electronic gadgets. Mumbai, Delhi, Banglore, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Surat and Nagpur are top ten cities generating electronic waste in the country.