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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Toxic plastic makes way into your home
New Delhi: Plastic salvaged from electronic waste is posing serious health and environmental hazards. Environmentalists have pointed out that toxic plastic is being recycled and toys and other household
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Steps for pollution-free environment
KOLKATA, 31 AUG: The state government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb growing environmental degradation, including development of appropriate technology to curb industrial and other pollution,
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Over 2,000 tons of E-waste collected
Over 2,000 tons of E-waste had been collected under the National E-waste Management Programme, a Central Environmental Authority spokesman told the Daily News Tuesday. He said that 1400 tons had been collected
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Bengal initiates steps to tackle pollution
The West Bengal Government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb the growing environmental degradation including development of appropriate technology to curb industrial and other pollution and
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Proposal afoot for e-waste management
BHUBANESWAR: Leading hardware solutions provider, Jetking, on Thursday expressed interest in e-waste management in the State. Jetking is willing to partner with Orissa Computer Applications Centre (OCAC)
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Recovery of hazardous metals from e-wastes yet to shape up
The recovery system to extract hazardous metals from electronic wastes has to be improved in the State, according to R.Ramachandran, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).
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Disposal of household e-waste an unaddressed issue
The extended Producer Responsibility principle, notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forest recently, places the onus on the producers for the entire lifecycle of the product. To comply, many mobile handset companies have started aggressively promoting their ‘payback' service that facilitates the exchange of mobile phones. But one ought to do with other e-waste that stays accumulated at home is a concern that still remains to be addressed.
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E-waste imports ban dumped from Rules
With India becoming a dumping ground of e-waste from the West which is seriously impacting environment and human health, the draft notification of E-waste Management & Handling Rules, released in May 2010,
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Where has your e-waste landed?
<p> Every 20 minutes, two laptops from India relay their location to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The location is determined using Google’s geolocation application
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Singer is first to 50 tons in E-Waste Management Project
Singer Sri Lanka was amongst the first companies to partner with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in its battle against the growth of electronic waste (or e-waste) and since signing onto the National Co-operate E-Waste Management initiative, Singer Sri Lanka was also the first to begin e-waste collections and how now collected over 60 tons of e-waste to date, proving its commitment to put