In a research publication, a group of researchers from Tsinghua University, China, and Macquarie University, Australia demonstrated that recovery of gold, silver, copper, etc., from electronic waste, is 13 times cheaper than virgin mining. The proper recycling of electronic waste will […]
Do you know what happens to your old gadgets that are disposed of?
Technology has become an essential part of our lives. Today everyone is fond of smart technologies; whether it is a smartphone or any other device, we love to use it! In 2017, we generated 17 Lakhs tons of e-waste. The […]
E-waste disposal the eco-friendly way
Got a pile of e-waste waiting to be disposed of? An e-waste collection drive is all set to be held on August 5 where all such waste collected will be disposed of as per the guidelines of Central Pollution Control […]
Cerebra gains on commencement of second factory in Karnataka
Cerebra Integrated Technologies announced that the company has commenced construction of their second factory building that will be fully-automated, pollution-free, E-waste recycling facility to handle specifically white goods. Reacting to the announcement, the share price of the company has gone […]
Marginal increase in generation of ewaste in Goa: CM
Panaji, Jul 29 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has informed State Legislative Assembly that there is a marginal increase in the generation of e-waste in the state. In a written reply in response to a question asked by Antonio […]
In 1.5 years, bE-Responsible helps process 15 tonnes of e-waste scientifically
As many as 150 volunteers from VMWare India participated in a community electronic waste (e-waste) collection and awareness drive, under the bE-Responsible programme, on July 21st, from 11am to 1 pm. These volunteers walked the streets in small groups and […]
An E-Disaster
With Delhi set to become the largest producer of e-waste in India by 2020, more recycling and less dumping of old appliances seems to be the only solution to this recurring problem Ranit Das, a resident of Noida, was fed […]
E-waste processing: A problem of scale
India benefits from having a fewer number of e-waste processing units, but of much larger capacity and closer to generation hotspots. E-waste in India, as in other countries, is the fastest-growing waste stream. Though the current generation of e-waste is […]
E-waste can create job opportunities, says India-born Australian scientist
Street scrap collectors, and the country has a huge number of them, can be employed, trained and introduced to the microfactories The effective management and disposal of electronic waste, or e-waste — the innards and shells of dumped smartphones, desktops, laptops […]
Did you know?
In 2017, worldwide generation of e-waste was around 500 lakhs tons. To know more >> http://adatte.in/…/where-do-50-million-tonnes-a-year-of-to…/