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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Drop boxes for e-waste soon in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: Drop boxes just like dustbins will be installed at different locations in all the 30 districts of the state to spread awareness about e-waste collection. The Odisha State Pollution Control
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Bengal focus on e-waste management
The Bengal IT department has initiated the process of setting up an e-waste management and processing unit in an adjoining district of Calcutta. It is scouting for a suitable plot of land in North and
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Pollution board plans to streamline e-waste collection in state
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is going to form a committee to create an inventory of e-wastes following frequent failure to collect these wastes in the state. Two months ago, the OSPCB
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National green tribunal bans burning of plastic, tyres in Delhi's scrap market
To prevent serious injury from being caused to environment and humans, national green tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday banned burning of plastics, tyres, wires or any such materials in the scrap market of Mayapuri
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Piling e-waste turning city toxic
Throwing out your old computer in a garbage dump may lead to mercury poisoning and a possible brain stroke. Confused? Experts on e-waste (electronic waste) management warned Hyderabadis against the hazards
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Metals recycling needs bigger role in product design: U.N
Designers of everything from mobile phones to electric car batteries should make their products far easier to recycle to offset soaring demand for metals, two United Nations reports recommended on Wednesday.
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Log in to dispose e-waste
If you have e-waste in your neighbourhood and do not know how to dispose it without causing any damage to the environment, just log in to www.ewaste.in. Recently, members of the Green Brigade club in
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Nation's first five-star rated green building to come up in Jaipur
JAIPUR: Come May and the country's first five-star rated green building in Achrol exclusively dedicated to environment audit will be ready to be inaugurated by Vice-President Hamid Ansari. The International
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Odisha engages five private agencies for e-waste disposal
Odisha government said on Tuesday that it has engaged five private agencies for disposal of e-waste and created awareness on the danger of such pollution. This was announced by Forest and Environment
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5 e-waste centres in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has authorized five collection centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to collect electronic wastes and send it to registered recyclers for recovery