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A’bad civic body will buy your old PCs, cellphonesBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2012
Wondering what to do with your old desktops, wires and dated mobile handsets? Soon, you can just hand them over for hard cash to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, which is starting a month-long drive for collection of e-waste through private agencies from June 5, the World... Read more.. |
Producer Responsibility for Electronic Waste is an important issue, says HCL By : Roselin Dey, May 28, 2012
In light of the recent e-waste management rules rolled out, Mr Rothin Bhattacharya - EVP - Marketing, Strategy, Business Development & CEO - HCL Security shares the e-waste management initiatives of HCL. Rothin joined HCL Infosystems in 2009 as the CEO of HCL... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , e-waste , Electronic Waste , HCL , Labor , Law , Producer Responsibility , Technology |
E-waste volume set to reach eight lakh metric tonnes: GovernmentBy : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2012
E-waste generated in the country is expected to reach eight lakh metric tonnes, marking an increase of nearly five-and-half times of the same generated in 2005, the government told the Rajya Sabha today. In a written reply to the House, Environment and Forest Minister... Read more.. |
Rule of dump: Discard e-waste the right wayBy : Anonymous, May 4, 2012
The new rules on e-waste that have come into effect from May 1 can be seen as the first step towards reducing pollution of the information era. The E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rule, 2011 were notified on May 30, 2011 by the Union ministry of environment and forests (... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste , electronics |
E-waste disposal needs faceliftBy : Anonymous, May 2, 2012
The IT and electronics industry insists that the entire collection mechanism of e-waste will need to be strengthened in order to make the new e-waste management rules effective. The e-waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011, which were notified in May 2011, have... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
E-waste disposal rules come into forceBy : Anonymous, May 2, 2012
Rules aimed at reduction in use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment by putting the onus of e-waste management on manufacturers today came into effect with the Central Pollution Control Board issuing guidelines in this regard. As per the... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Attero Recycling and Godrej Boyce launch Awareness & Collection Drive in MumbaiBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 27, 2012
Mumbai, 26th April 2012: Strengthening its commitment towards addressing the perils of e-waste, Attero Recycling, India’s only integrated electronic waste management company, along with Godrej Boyce conducted “Awareness & Collection drive” with 8000 employees of Godrej... Read more.. |
Unorganised sector harms e-waste disposal: ExpertBy : Anonymous, Apr 18, 2012
While India is struggling to handle solid waste, tonnes of electronic waste are piling up in its backyards, dumped by developed countries. And this results in serious health hazards, says Dr Saoji Ajeet of N.K.P. Salve of Institute of medical sciences and... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Careless e-waste handling is fatalBy : Anonymous, Apr 13, 2012
Toxic materials involved in manufacturing electronic items are entering the atmosphere and heavy metals like cadmium, mercury, selenium and gallium that are carcinogenic in nature will have serious impact on the younger generations and incidence of cancer will certainly... Read more.. |
Indigenous method to treat e-wasteBy : Anonymous, Apr 12, 2012
Researchers in the Central University of Gujarat (CUG) have come out with ‘bio-remediation’ method to compost e-waste in landfills. After the five-year research in their lab using microorganisms to decay heavy metals like zinc, cadmium and iron, this team is taking the... Read more.. |