Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.

Many people understand the link between plastic waste and marine pollution, in terms of the visible litter that washes up on beaches. However, there is another aspect that is not well understood: what happens when informal e-waste recycling, which extracts metals using acid baths, combines with the lack of any lined, contained disposal site nearby. The result is acid runoff seeping into the very groundwater that surrounding households still draw upon for drinking water.

In the context of India, which one of the following statements best reflects the critical message of the passage?