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E-Waste
Complete e-waste management services covering Collection, Transportation, Sorting, Treatment, Recycling, and Responsible disposal of E-waste for a sustainable and efficient approach to waste handling
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Furthermore, due to the lack of processes like recycling and refurbishing, millions of dollars are lost annually, and the carbon footprint increases by up to 20%. Current government laws (as of 2018) mandate Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), encouraging coordination among Producers of Electronic and Electrical Equipment (EEE), Pollution Control Boards (both State and Central), and the Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs). This aims to ensure that producers recycle a substantial portion of what they manufacture, with returns filed with the relevant pollution control boards.
The amended rules include revised collection targets under the EPR provision, effective from October 1, 2017. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is responsible for overseeing these new targets, ensuring improved and efficient management of e-waste near you. Collection targets specify that 10% of the waste generated should be collected during 2017-2018, with a 10% increase every year until 2023. After 2023, the collection target is set at 70% of the e-waste generated.
This strategy aims to address the rising challenge of e-waste and promote better recycling and refurbishing processes across the country.
Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the country. The rapid growth of the Information and Communication Technology sector has significantly increased the use of electronic equipment. Faster obsolescence and upgradation of electronic products are driving consumers to discard old items at an unprecedented rate, leading to a massive accumulation of e-waste in the solid waste stream. E-waste is growing in India at a rate of 10%. Most of this waste is recycled in the informal sector, posing risks not only to the individuals involved but to humanity at large, as the process is conducted without personal protective equipment and harmful chemicals are released into the environment. The discarded and end-of-life electronics, including computers, ICT equipment, home appliances, audio and video products, and their peripherals, are commonly referred to as electronic waste (e-waste). The adverse effects of e-waste include soil contamination from hazardous leachates in landfills, water pollution from the contamination of rivers, wells, and other sources, and air pollution from gas emissions and burning of e-waste. Finding safe and regulated facilities to manage e-waste near you is critical to ensuring the proper recycling of electronic products.