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Bangalore is major e-waste generatorBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2013
India’s IT capital produces nearly 37,000 tonnes of electronic waste every year, putting it in third place in e-waste generation after Mumbai (61,000) and New Delhi (43,000), says a White Paper on electronic waste management released by ASSOCHAM at a... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
E-waste generated to touch 1,50,000 metric tonnes/year by 2020By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2013
Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) organized an informational event on "e-waste rules for bulk consumers" in partnership with the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Central Pollution Control Board and MPCB in Mumbai. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Ranjangaon to get e-waste recycling unitBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2013
The city and Pimpri-Chinchwad will produce an estimated 3,500 tonnes of e-waste by 2015, said a 2007 report by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). However, none of it can be treated here as there is no Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Consumers pay the price for the pollution caused by improper disposal of e-waste By : Sustainability ..., Oct 17, 2013
India has been urbanizing at a rapid pace and the Indian agglomeration needs competent infrastructure and smart planning to move forward sustainably and meet the demands of the ever growing population. Today, every industry and business vertical is witnessing development but... Read more.. |
22% growth in e-waste market in India: UK expertBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2013
With India’s expanding electronic sector and IT industry, the country’s e-waste industry grows at an average rate of 22 per cent higher than the world average. Prof Margaret Bates, professor of sustainable wastes management and manager of the centre for... Read more.. |
Stakeholders not serious about e-waste recyclingBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 10, 2013
It's no surprise that Gurgaon today generates unprecedentedly high volumes of discarded electronic or electrical devices, also known as e-waste. Conservative estimates can range around the 11,000-15,000 tonnes a year mark, which is only to be expected in... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
DU dumps its e-wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2013
In a first, Delhi University will now become an e-waste managed campus. The initiative kicked off with Miranda House college, where e-waste boxes were placed and students were made campus ambassadors of the programme. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
NCR set to become the world's dumping capital for e-waste: AssochamBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2013
Amid the government's all efforts to make Delhi the world-class city in the world, the fact is that today the national capital region (NCR) is set to become the world's dumping capital. The latest study shows that in terms of e-waste, it would generate... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
A year on, MP lags behind India in handling e-wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2013
More than a year after the e-waste management and handling rules 2012 came into effect in the country, Madhya Pradesh is yet to have a dedicated e-waste collection centre. The states were to ensure a proper channel of collection and disposal of e-waste after May 1, 2012.... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste |
Illegal trash trade: E-waste smuggling contaminate developing countriesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2013
Disposing of electronic waste these days somehow resembles dumping radioactive waste in a third-world country: it’s illegal, but profitable. Millions of tons of used electronics end up in Asia and Africa, where recycling is a big yet dangerous business. New models of... Read more.. |