Used PCs Being Smuggled In From US, Canada & Oz Prompts Crackdown
Pradeep Thakur | TNN

New Delhi: The government is considering banning the import of used computers and other electronic waste

NEW DELHI: India has opposed suggestion by some developed countries for more liberal trade in remanufactured goods or refurbished old products fearing it could harm the country

Amruta Byatnal

Pune: The Mumbai-Pune corridor may be the hot spot for investors. It is also the highest producer of India's electronic waste.

About one third of India's electronic waste is generated in this region. A stakeholders' consultation on e-waste management was conducted in Pune on Friday to address the issue.

Manisha Pande / New Delhi August 09, 2010, 0:46 IST

Do you plan to discard your mobile phone or exchange it for a new one? Then consider this: Old mobile phones constitute 1,700 tonnes of the 50,000 tonnes of e-waste generated in India each year and, according to a UN report released early this year, e-waste from mobile phones is set to rise 18 times by 2020.

After being the financial capital, Mumbai has earned the dubious distinction of being the electronic waste capital of India. The city generates about 11,017 tonnes of e-waste every year. Also, among the states, Maharashtra is on top with a staggering 20,270 tonnes of annual e-waste.

Pune Pvt player will choose a site from 5 shortlisted ones

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is all set to invite tenders for the electronic waste (e-waste) processing plant within the metropolitan region. The authority has shortlisted five sites for the processing unit at either Taloja or Vasai.

Mumbai: The Maharashtra E Waste Association (MEWA) which conducted a seminar to discuss the draft E-Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 2010, on Friday, has asked that the rules be made simpler with clear guidelines on the process of disposing of e-waste.

Reema Narendran

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