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Attero, Recykal on Sewage treatment unit
e-waste recycling in Vadodara

n the occasion Gupta, Co-founder and CEO, first-of-its-kind unconventional
of World of Attero, spoke about the decentralized multi-stage reactor
Recycle Day need for proper disposal of (UDMSR) for sewage treatment
which fell e-waste, particularly lithium in Luna village of Padra taluka
Oon March batteries. His company was A of Vadodara, was inaugurated by
18, industry leaders re- exploring ways to extract the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in
affirmed their commitment rare minerals and metals association with the Padra Industries Association and
to sustainability through from e-waste with over 98% Farmers’ Action Group. The reactor will facilitate
recycling of waste. Nitin efficiency. Initiatives like treatment of sewage for agriculture purposes. This
the Digital DRS behavioural pilot project will be replicated in urban areas in
change program had diverted future.
over 1.5 million plastic
bottles from sensitive The technology has been developed by Upendra
areas like Kedarnath. The Patel, a professor at the Civil Engineering
Company’s ‘Samudra Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering
Manthan’ project reclaimed of Maharaja Sayajirao University. The 25 kilolitre
over 70,000 metric tons of per day (KLD) UDMSR system can service a
ocean-bound plastic waste, population of around 500. The design is modular and
contributing to environmental can be modified to accommodate more flow in the
preservation and resource future. Each segment can be detached for cleaning
conservation. and maintenance and no skilled labour is required.

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