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India's capital becoming world's e-waste dumping yard, says reportBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2014
A new study has revealed that Delhi-NCR is turning into the world's dumping yard for electronic waste and could collectively generate more than 95,000 metric tons (MT) per annum by 2017. According to Enterprise Innovation, the paper by the Associated Chambers of... Read more.. |
The world's e-waste funneled to just a few developing countriesBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2014
A NEW report shows that the international flow of electronic waste disproportionately affects just a handful of developing countries. The report, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology, found that nearly a quarter of e-waste from developed... Read more.. |
Government offering financial help for e-waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014
To facilitate e-waste management in the country, the government is implementing a scheme under which financial assistance is provided for awareness and capacity building activities relating to e-waste management. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar told Lok Sabha... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste , Technology |
Big brands flouting e-waste norms in Delhi , finds studyBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2014
Leading multi-national electronic and electrical equipment manufacturing companies are among the worst offenders when it comes to generation and disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) in the country, a latest study by Toxics Link has revealed. And with the huge amount of e-... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
E-Waste in India: a grey story By : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2014
Guest contributor, Arjun Mehta, Manager at Sims Recycling Solutions India, reflects on the critical need of the hour in developing a sustainable model for e-waste management & recovery.... Read more.. |
SWaCH to scale up e-waste collectionBy : Sustainability ..., May 7, 2014
The collection and proper disposal of e-waste in the city is set to get a fillip with waste pickers' collective SWaCH (Solid Waste Collection and Handling) having obtained a licence from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). ... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Bangalore third in e-waste generation in countryBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 23, 2014
About 57,000 metric tonnes (MT) of electronic waste is being produced in Bangalore annually making it the third-highest city producing e-waste in the country. Nearly 12.5 lakh MT of electronic waste is generated in the country each year of which 96,000 MT is generated... Read more.. |
Kundapur boy strikes gold in e-wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2014
Did you know that 120-150 gm of pure silver can be extracted from X-ray films? Or that even the fixer solution, a chemical waste produced during X-ray process, holds 40 grams of silver content in a 10-litre solution? ... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Not many recyclers of e-waste in Andhra PradeshBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 10, 2014
Lack of adequate recycling capacity for electronic waste is costing the country several thousands crore of rupees each year. About 10 states, including Andhra Pradesh, annually generate about 70 per cent of the estimated eight lakh metric tonne of e-waste in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Vadodara Municipal Corporation launches e-waste collection driveBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2014
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation has launched an e-waste collection drive in the city. This follows the signing of an MoU between VMC and ECS Environment Pvt Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based firm, under which the company will... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste , Vadodara Municipal Corporation |