E-waste hype!!

Ministry of Electronics and IT invites suggestions on Prevention

of Leakage and

Proper Recycling of E-wasteEnter heading here...

Hon'ble PM has emphasized the need for creating awareness for environmental issues under "Swach Digital Bharat' during his address at NASSCOM event on 01.03.2015. On the direction of Hon'ble PM, MeitY has initiated the "Awareness Programme on Environmental Hazards of Electronic Waste through Digital India Initiative" over a period of five years to create awareness among the public about the hazards of e-waste recycling by the informal sector and educate them about alternate methods of disposing their e-waste.

Over 95 per cent of e-waste generated is managed by the informal sector. Integration of the informal sector and access to environmentally safe recycling technologies may reduce the health and environmental hazards. In addition to technology, capacity building, skill management, scientific recycling mechanism, business management training are also required for safe recycling of e-waste.

Understanding that the proper e-waste management is not just limited to collection and segregation, SCCN appeals for innovation in educational campuses. Through proper guidance and provision of nodal points of e-waste manageing organizations, students can create inventories and develop entrepreneurship among themselves. India is growing with new start-ups and innovations, SCCN strongly believes that portals having directories of collection units, segregation units, processing units and various technician individuals/organizations should be developed and made user-friendly for identification and easy contact.

The last date of submission of suggestions is 4th April, 2018

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