Plans to implement EPR rules for batteries Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed officials to chalk out a proposal for setting up an e-waste management park in Delhi for efficient …
E-Waste
Says e-waste can be considered an “urban mine” for metal recovery The team has successfully installed a 10kg/h (kilogram per hour) pyrolysis plant for e-waste recycling at IIT Delhi. The …
The East Coast Railway has commissioned the government’s first waste-to-energy plant which will turn e-waste and plastic into light diesel oil in 24 hours. A patented technology called ‘Polycrack’ will …
For the last few years, 1,600 Japanese municipal officials have been collecting thousands of tonnes of old electronic devices, from which nearly 8 tonnes of gold, silver and bronze will …
This year alone, three million tonnes of e-waste will be generated in India, reports Assocham. Unfortunately, only 5% of this waste is safely disposed. Tata Power in association with TATA …
As part of the Swachhta Pakhwada, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) organized a Swachh Bharat Grand Challenge to reward innovative solutions by DIPP recognized start-ups in the country. …
World’s first microfactory that can revamp the components from electronic waste (e-waste) items into valuable materials for reuse has been launched at University of South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. The microfactory …
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has said that the Government has amended the E-waste (Management) Rules in a move to ease and productively implement …
Veolia, a France-based water treatment company, has entered nuclear waste cleaning sector of Japan through its acquisition of USbased company Kurion, an expert in nuclear waste handling. The company foresees …
New E-waste rules will now include Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) and other mercury containing lamps as well as other such equipment, as per the latest notification under E-Waste Management Rules, …
