Management of E-waste, an Emerging Contaminant in the Environment 1* M.M. Wijesooriya, Department of Botany, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka. madhuniwijesooriya@gmail.com 2* W.A.K. Amitha, Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka amitha@mgt.sab.ac.lk Transforming the world from the industrial era to the technological era, the generation of electrical and electronic waste (E-waste) has become a major environmental concern in the world (Saldaña-Durán et al., 2020). E-waste includes all the assemblies, subassemblies, consumables of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) (Ranasinghe & Athapattu, 2020). The advancement of technology, introduction of “smart concepts and designs”, marketing strategies, changing lifestyle, compatibility issues, and end-of-life have caused rapid obsolescence of many electrical and electronic devices (Forti et al., 2020; Kiddee et al., 2013). Thus, the annual generation of E-waste keeps growing, and according to the United Nations Global E-waste Monitor 2020, approximately 53.6 million metric tons of E-waste was generated worldwide by 2019 (Forti et al., 2020). Further, the report predicts that this annual generation will be doubled by 2030 and will reach 74 million metric tons (Forti et al., 2020). However, an extensive generation of E- waste in developing countries compared to developed countries is due to the importation of discarded electronic devices or second-use devices from the western countries (Hicks et al., 2005). Statistics showed that a massive quantity of E-waste is generated in Asian countries (China, India) followed by America and Europe (Abalansa et al., 2021). Recycling, incineration, and landfill disposal are the widely practicing treatment techniques in the world. Therefore, recycling and management policies and regulations are formulated at a country and on a regional and global scale. However, due to the lack of awareness on the toxicity