<h1>E waste and recycling sectors losing billions due to inefficient scrap management and limited formal processing capacity.</h1> NITI Aayog finds major economic and resource losses across e waste, waste tyres, Li ion batteries and end of life vehicles due to limited formal recycling capacity, informal sector inefficiencies, weak workforce systems and absence of quality standards. The reports quantify recoverable value and projected growth in waste streams and recommend a robust policy and regulatory framework, standards for recycled products, prohibition of environmentally harmful practices for certain imports, and scaling formal recovery infrastructure to capture value and support a circular economy.