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Cerebra expects to treble revenue in three years through e-waste management

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 8, 2013

Remember Cerebra Integrated TechnologiesBSE -6.28 %? Investors who closely track small-cap technology stocks might find the name familiar. The company was among the first players in 2011 to announce initiatives in the field of technology waste management. However, the...

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Goa CM can't handle his e-waste

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2013

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday said he does not know how to handle the e-waste he generates.

He added that after plastic, e-waste could be the biggest waste disposal problem in Goa.

"I have seven computers. Whenever I buy a new one, I dump...

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IIT students make systems out of e-waste

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 20, 2012

Only a few years ago, the desktop computer owned a pride of place in Akhil Sai's house. No sooner did he get a brand new laptop for 40,000, Akhil was asking around for buyers for the desktop. To his dismay, he found that the computer his parents got for 80,000 had a resale...

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Scrap dealers for e-waste management?

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2012

With the Central government making it mandatory to segregate electronic waste (e-waste), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is formulating a proper plan for its segregation and collection. For this, the civic body is also mulling roping in scrap dealers of the city.

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Pollution panel glare on e-waste disposal

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 1, 2012

Though six months have passed since the e-waste management rules came into force, organizations involved in manufacture, sale, and purchase and processing of electronic equipment in the state haven't yet pulled up their socks in this matter. The Odisha Pollution Control Board...

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Goa is still miles away from the e-waste management solution

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 26, 2012

Goa is still miles away from the e-waste management highway even though it generated an estimated 1,200 tonnes of electronic and electrical garbage in 2011. By 2015, e-waste generated by industries, domestic and commercial sectors in the state are expected to touch almost 1,...

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MoEF serious about E-waste disposal

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2012

The ministry of environment and Forests is implementing a scheme to provide financial assistance for setting up of treatment, disposal and storage facility for hazardous and integrated recycling facilities for E-waste on public private partnership mode.

Based on a...

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Subject Tags: e-waste , Human Interest

Lessons from 50 start-ups: How Attero Recycling is reprocessing e-waste for moolah magic

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 14, 2012

Even as the digital revolution gains pace, the ensuing by-product, continues to get a short shrift in the country. It is exactly this mess that Attero Recycling aims to clean up. 

The five-year old Noida-based startup, founded by brothers Rohan and Nitin Gupta,...

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Nationwide survey on e-waste soon

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 7, 2012

A nationwide survey to quantify the electronic waste (e-waste) generated in the country will be carried out by central and state agencies. The proposed exercise is expected to help government and private companies meet the challenge of managing the waste.

"The survey...

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Subject Tags: e-waste , Human Interest

Less than 5 per cent of total e-waste in India recycled: Assocham

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2012

Less than five per cent of India's total electronic waste (e-waste) gets recycled due to absence of proper infrastructure, legislation and framework, industry body Assocham said today.

In its analysis on the World Environment Day, it said that India, growing at a...

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