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20 Oct 2022

DNA: Who has the treatment of E-Waste?

According to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), an organization that monitors e-waste around the world, about 5 billion 300 million phones will be thrown around the world this year. That is, more than 530 crore phones will be thrown and you can estimate how big this number is, from the fact that today the total population of India is only about 130 crores. Watch the danger analysis of e-waste in DNA.

15 Mar 2022

Recycling of electronic, household appliances launched in Moscow

The disposal of electronics and household appliances has started in Russia with a fresh law. According to the law, the disposal can only be disposed of at specially sites from the March 1st. There’s a separate container for everything here where furniture, light bulbs or plastic is disposed. Used car tires can also be dropped here. This disposal site opened about half a year ago. Electronic waste from here is processed by the “ORIS PROM” company. Waste’s second life begins with this man-made hill, which is replenished by a special manipulator.Approximately 1000 tons of unwanted devices here are waiting to be processed. Used electronics are delivered here centrally by special vehicles. Processing starts after sorting - company employees select items with particular grade plastic. There are more than a dozen of those today. and then, just the most popular. Disassembly is the next step - plastic parts here are separated from the electronic filling, it is sought for at specialised enterprises. The company takes waste even at night. They process about 2 tons per day, and soon, within the next month, there will be about twice as much, the company is sure.

01 Feb 2016

Mumbai gets its first e-waste collection centre

Mumbai gets its 1st e-waste collection centre

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08 Dec 2015

India faces the challenge of mounting e-waste: Expert

India has not yet started a programme to formally train people in tackling electronic waste which has been increasing three times faster than any other solid waste, an expert said here on Monday.

25 Sep 2015

Soil, water found highly contaminated in UP's Moradabad: Study

Soil and water are highly contaminated with metals in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad city due to illegal, unchecked recycling of electronic waste, according to a study.

30 Aug 2015

Europe fails on electronics recycling goals

European rules demand recycling of "e-waste", products with a plug or a battery, to recover metals such as gold or silver and avoid release of toxins such as lead or mercury.

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