NEW DELHI: The Capital would now focus on systematic and hygienic disposal of e-waste to minimise the damage being done by it to the environment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Monday at a programme organised to launch e-waste disposal at Delhi Secretariat.

In the run up to the Commonwealth Games this year, the Delhi government will launch a pilot project to set up e-waste disposal bins at various locations to curb the growing menace of electronic waste in the city.

The e-waste disposal bins will be placed at markets including Nehru Place, which is famous for electronic shops.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit will inaugurate this

As part of efforts to tackle growing menace of electronic waste in city, CM Sheila Dikshit will launch a pilot project on Monday to set up special e-waste disposal bins at strategic locations including schools and markets.

P Parthsarathy, e-waste recycler of Bangalore, was honoured recently during the 20th Foundation Day of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in New Delhi.

The Union Minister for Finance Pranab Mukherjee honoured Parthsarathy by presenting him a memento.

Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will float tenders in two months to set up a dedicated electronic waste processing unit in the metropolitan region.

However, the MMRDA is yet to locate a four-acre plot in the region for the unit.

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), appointed by the state in 2009 to study and suggest measures for management of e-waste in Mumbai, will submit its report by April 2011.

Greenpeace activists today staged a protest against toxic waste in front of the Dell office here, carrying placards with messages that read ''Micahel Dell: Drop the Toxics''.

There is a high demand for electronic items in the country.