Scrap Recycling Forum

This is wt i read recently Negastive aspect of IT is e-waste. It is a major concern for the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will soon come out with the policy on e-waste. There are plans to set up recycling plants in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.A task force has been constituted and we are in the process of framing the rules,” said a senior official in the CPCB.E-waste generally consists of obsolete devices such as DVDs, CDs, floppies, tapes and electronic components including chips, processors, mother boards, printed circuit boards and industrial electronics. Experts say e-waste contains many hazardous substances like heavy metals, PVC plastics, brominated flame retardants. While the density of e-waste in the country is on the rise, at present there is no e-waste recycling plant in India. “The waste is also disposed of in landfill, which if mixed up with water can cause problems to the humans,” said Gopal Krishna of Toxics Link.Experiments are going on at a small scale at Eparisara in Bangalore, a non-government initiative. A stakeholder meeting on the issue was held in the Capital recently. Officials from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, CPCB and various NGOs were amongst others present at the meeting. Dr Ravindra, Director Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) from Bangalore gave a presentation on an overview of ongoing activities.

Good article but when this plan going to start in india can you tell me?

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I am not aware of it till now! Sorry but i just wanted to know more about it. Can you just update it my friend?

Being an IT Hub it is ultimate that India will have lot of e-waste in its tank. It's high time that these wastes get wiped out or recycle those if its possible. Sooner they start the better it is. It should expand to other other major cities too.