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E-Waste Management
Published on 18 May, 2013 at 11:40 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
International Institute of Waste Management (), Bhopal, organised a Capacity building/training on E-waste Management at Bhopal, in association with University of Guelph, Canada and Centre for Research and Industrial Staff Performance, at Bhopal on April. More than 30 participants from the State Pollution Control Boards, IT department, BHEL, recyclers, industries, environmental organizations, universities, CSIR institutions,
Nippon invests in e-waste recycling in India
Published on 22 Aug, 2012 at 12:34 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Japanese metal pre-processor Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co. Ltd (NMD) has agreed to invest in the equity capital of India’s e-waste recycling company Eco Recycling Limited (Ecoreco). “The investment would not only set the strategic road map of e-waste management in India but would also give material security to the country”, said Amit Jain, Managing Director,
EU’s new legislation to recycle e-waste
Published on 22 Aug, 2012 at 12:33 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
At least 85% of electrical and electronic waste generated in the European Union will have to be recycled by 2020 under the new rules that took effect recently. Environment Commissioner Janez Potonik has said that the new law is a step towards reusing valuable materials such as rare earth metals, gold, silver and copper used
Growing e-Waste in India
E-waste is growing in India at the rate of 10%. Major recycling of e-waste is carried out in the non-formal sector using primitive and hazardous methods. Adequate legislative measures and cost-effective, environment friendly, technological solution would be needed to address the issue. A synopsis
Special bins for e-waste
Chandigarh has introduced specially designed bins for collection of e-waste in the city. These bins are placed in eight locations across the city. The e-waste would be collected from here and then taken for processing in an eco-friendly manner. The initiative has been taken by CII’s Young Indians Tricity Chandigarh Chapter and UT Environment Department
MMRDA’s e-waste plant
Published on 1 Jan, 2012 at 9:23 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
MMRDA is developing an integrated e-waste processing facility at Mankoli, Bhiwandi, on public-private partnership basis. The integrated e-waste processing facility will be developed on a four hectare plot along with a Level-3 facility to process and recover precious metals. The `86-crore project will also treat ‘white goods’ such as worn out refrigerators, washing machines, tube
Pure e-waste management plan
Published on 1 Nov, 2010 at 11:22 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
After Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata where initiatives have been launched for management of electronic waste through a collective effort of the stakeholders, Pune may well be the next city where a similar plan will materialise. The project aims at establishing e-waste channels to promote environment-friendly recycling to reduce pollution caused due to recycling of waste
MMRDA’s e-waste project
Published on 1 Nov, 2010 at 11:22 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has appointed Deloitee Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt Ltd, an internationally renowned organisation, as consultants to give final shape to its much-awaited e-Waste Management Project in Maharashtra. The project, to be taken on public-private partnership (PPP) model, would not only be followed by the rest of India, but also
Attero gets pollution board stamp
Published on 1 Aug, 2009 at 11:27 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Attero Recycling is the first recycling firm chosen by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to be given registration by the Ministry Of Environment and Forests. The e-waste collected by the Attero is managed at their state-of-the-art plant in Roorkee, Uttarkhand. The company is in process of developing a collection model where people can drop
Managing Waste
Published on 1 May, 2009 at 14:39 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | No Comments
Valsa R. Nair Singh, I.A.S., Secretary (Environment), GoM; Chairperson Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and MCZMA, speaks to Clean India Journa
