The global e-waste monitor 2024
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
Electronic Waste
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Coordinated efforts help in e-waste management
Efficient handling:S. Kannan, Commissioner, Customs and Central Excise, speaking at a confrence in Tiruchi on Thursday.
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Report of the committee to evolve road map on management of wastes in India
This report submitted to MoEF provides a road map for managing wastes in India. Examines existing administrative and regulatory mechanisms to manage various types of waste and details strategies for sustainable waste management.
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Waste electrical and electronic equipment: the EU and India - sharing best practices
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has requested the APSF to contribute to exchange of knowledge on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (hereafter referred to as e-waste), ship dismantling and the remediation of contaminated sites.
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DPCC told to take action against e-waste recyclers
Neha Lalchandani | TNN
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By 2012 e-waste would be about 80-lakh tons
MP Pollution Control Board Chairman Dr NP Shukla said that e-waste which includes electrical and electronic products and their parts are now emerging as a serious challenge in all cities and rural areas. According to an estimate by the year 2012 e-waste would be about 80-lakh tons, which has to be disposed according to the environmental rules.
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Workshop on e-waste management today
Due to economic progress production of electrical and electronic items has gone up considerably in the country. These products are being updated frequently and the old products become outdated and replaced by the new technology products. We call these outdated products as e-waste. The e-waste is growing rapidly.
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To manage e-waste, govt considers segregated disposal
With Delhi emerging as a leading hub of electronic waste dumping
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Report on inventorization of e-waste in two cities in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka (Hyderabad and Bangalore)
This report on inventorization of e-waste in Hyderabad and Bangalore reveals that e-waste generation from household sector alone is expected to touch 1,07,886 MT in 2013 in Hyderabad and 1,30,383 MT in 2013 in Bangalore.
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Wipro arm launches green PCs
WIPRO Infotech, the India and Middle East IT arm of Wipro, on Thursday launched its eco-friendly and toxinfree desktops, manufactured with materials free of deadly chemicals.