Soon, Replaceable Batteries In Smart Devices A Must For Selling In EU
European Union (EU) is looking for ways to take a harder stance against electronic waste. A draft plan reveals that the EU might enact a...
Tag : e-waste
Shocking Fact: 15 Informal E-Waste Processing Units In Delhi NCR
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams globally and India generates more than two million tonnes of this toxic waste annually. A new...
Beautiful Plant Pots Upcycled Exclusively From E-Waste
EWA , the Bengaluru based company, behind the beautiful plant pots which are upcycled exclusively from e-waste. Along with the connection to ‘e-waste’, EWA is...
Making Cash From e-Trash
Electronic waste (or e-waste / trash) refers to waste arising from end-of-life electrical and electronic appliances (EEA) such as computers and mobile phones. The total...
E-Waste: Another Growing Menace For India
E-waste is generated when electrical or electronic equipment (EEE) is discarded, or returned within warranty, by consumers, and also from manufacturing and repair rejects. E...
Gravity Separation for ‘e-waste’ Recycling
Old and discarded phones are becoming a huge source of waste, with many components ending up in landfills or incinerators. When a cell phone gets...
Environment Ministry eases E-waste Collection Targets
As per the Environment Ministry rules notified late last March but effective October 2017, the life of a smartphone has been determined as five years, while...
E-waste contaminating Delhi’s groundwater and Soil
Krishna Vihar houses unorganised e-waste handling and dumping units and is dotted with recycling units that release their hazardous effluents, including heavy metals, directly into...