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Eight more dumps to trash your e-garbage
Updated On: 15 April, 2010 07:40 AM IST | | Urvashi Seth
State pollution board gets serious about e-waste, to have 8 more recycling plants
State pollution board gets serious about e-waste, to have 8 more recycling plants
Call it a by-product of the electronic age we live in. To tackle this, the state has felt the need for 'dumpyards' to junk electronic waste (e-waste).
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| WASTE OF MATTER: MPCB estimates have it that Mumbai generates more than 3 lakh metric tonnes of e-waste annually. This needs to be properly managed. REPRESENTATION PIC |
Lately, more than eight e-waste firms have registered with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to discard e-waste in and around Mumbai. Presently, Mumbai has only one e-waste recycling plant in Vasai (as reported in MiD DAY on March 28), while another was recently set up in Bhiwandi.
| What is e-waste? | |
| Electronic waste, e-waste, u00a0e-scrap, or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, or broken electrical or electronic devices. Some electronic scrap components, such as CRTs, contain contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, mercury, and brominated flame retardants. How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
