Can’t decide what to do with your old computer or Walkman? Help finally seems to be at hand.
Rather than dump your electronic waste (e-waste) in the garbage bin or sell it off to the scrap dealer, you will soon be able to dispose of it in an environment-friendly manner.
Delhi is
the second-largest producer of e-waste in India after Maharashtra. This waste is recycled in a crude manner at places such as Seelampur in north-east Delhi.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is now planning to tie up with a private firm to collect all kinds of e-waste and recycle it at a plant in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
The environment and forests ministry and the Central Pollution Control Board have given their approval to the firm, Attero Recycling Private Limited, to recycle e-waste.
The NDMC will soon start identifying places for setting up collection centres where people will be able to leave electronic items for recycling.