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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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Disposal of e-Waste, 22/12/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Disposal of e-Waste, 22/12/2017. There are 178 dismantling/recycling units with a capacity of 441085.6 metric tonnes per annum. The State-wise details of installed recycling/dismantling
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The Global E-waste Monitor 2017: quantities, flows, and resources
<p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/dte/userfiles/images/E-WASTE.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 195px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />India generated nearly 2 million tonnes of electronic
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National e-Waste recycling facility launched
On Monday, environment minister, Vincent Biruta and a number of guests launched Rwanda’s first National e-Waste recycling facility located in Bugesera District. Although the facility worth Rwf 1.26bn
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Centre proposes relaxation in e-waste collection targets
The Environment Ministry has proposed to relax the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan by reducing the e-waste collection targets for industries. With 1.7 million tonnes of e-waste generated
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Draft Notification on E-Waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2017
The Environment Ministry has proposed to relax the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan by reducing the e-waste collection targets for industries. With 1.7 million tonnes of e-waste generated annually
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Telangana e-waste management policy 2017
The e-Waste Management Policy outlines the State’s vision to create an aware society which plays an active role in managing e-Waste and assist the highly unsafe unorganized sector transition into the organized
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Star rating plan for LED bulbs
The Centre's Bureau of Energy Efficiency has proposed rules for star labels on light emitting diode (LED) bulbs to help consumers pick the devices on the basis of energy consumption as possible now for
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Goa-based NGO conducts e-waste campaign under Digital India initiative
PANAJI: The workshop was to discuss and share ideas on how the problem of e-waste has been a burning issue which needs to be tackled in Goa. In view of this, Goa-based NGO Communicare Trust along with
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India generates 1.7 million TPA e-waste, but recycles fraction of it
Despite the Modi government’s pitch for Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan, Make in India campaign, Smart Cities Project, Digital India Campaign and the Zero Effect Zero Defect policy (leaving zero effect on the
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India generates 1.70 million tonnes e-waste a year: Environment minister
Although the Narendra Modi government’s pitch for ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan’, ‘Make in India’ campaign, ‘Smart Cities Project’, ‘Digital India Campaign’ and the ‘Zero Effect Zero Defect’ policy (leaving