Hazardous Waste

E-waste issue: 90% in Delhi not aware of legal recourse

One in every two people is unaware of what e-waste is.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Electronic Waste, Toxic Link, Waste Disposal, Mumbai, Bangalore (D), Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

NDMC sets up 5 e-waste collection centres

In a bid to prevent health risks resulting from exposure to electronic junk, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has set up five e-waste collection centres in its areas.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2016
Mayank Manohar
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, Toxic Wastes, WHO, Health Effects, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Guidelines for environmentally sound management of E-Waste

Target based approach for implementation of EPR has been adopted in the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2016
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Management, India, Waste Recycling, Waste Disposal, Waste Treatment
Environment

Performance Audit of Environmental degradation in the greater Guwahati area with special emphasis on the role of the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA)

Guwahati, the gateway to the North Eastern Region (NER) of India is the largest and fastest growing commercial and industrial centre in the Region.

Publication Date: 
22/08/2016
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Environment, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Guwahati, Assam, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Municipal Solid Waste, Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
Economy

Virtuous Circle: How the circular economy can create jobs and save lives in low and middle-income countries

This paper highlights a significant opportunity to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2016
Richard Gower, Patrick Schröder
Tearfund
Tags:
Economy, Economic Development, Environment, Organic Waste, Rag Pickers, Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Brazil, Ghana, Kenya
Hazardous Waste

Bring seperate law, central authority for e-waste management: Parliamentary panel

The Committee of Subordinate Legislations (2015-16) chaired by Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi tabled its 15th report on rules of e-waste management in Lok Sabha recently.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Management, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, Waste Recycling, Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Rules on E-Waste Management: Committee on Subordinate Legislation (2015-2016)

The Committee on Subordinate Legislation present this Fifteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Rules on E-Waste Management. Electronic waste creates a global crisis due to environmental degradation.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2016
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Management, India, Waste Recycling, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Parliament
Hazardous Waste

17 lakh tonne of e-waste generated in India in 2014

The government today said that around 17 lakh tonne of e-waste was generated in the country in 2014 and it has notified rules in March this year to ensure better management of such wastes.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Waste Disposal, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds for disposal and recycling of e-wastes, 08/08/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds for disposal and recycling of e-wastes, 08/08/2016. Based on a survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board in 2005, the generation of e-waste in the country was assessed at 1.46 lakh ton and was estimated to exceed 8 lakh ton by 2012.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, Waste Recycling, India, Parliament
Hazardous Waste

Take responsibility for electronic-waste disposal

International cooperation is needed to stop developed nations simply offloading defunct electronics on developing countries, argue Zhaohua Wang, Bin Zhang and Dabo Guan.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
04/08/2016
Zhaohua Wang, Bin Zhang, Dabo Guan
Nature
536
23-25
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, Developing Countries, China, India, Africa, Nigeria, Asia, Hazardous Waste, Waste Recycling, Hazardous Waste Regulations

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