LG, Samsung join legal fight against India’s e-waste pricing policy

South Korea’s LG and Samsung have sued India’s government to quash a policy which increases payouts to electronic-waste recyclers, court filings show, joining other major companies in contesting the country’s environmental rules citing business impact.

The lawsuits, set to be heard on Tuesday with other challenges, mark an escalation of a standoff involving foreign companies’ and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over its stance towards waste management practices.