Mumbai: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has chosen Attero Recycling, an e-waste recycling company, as a first recycler to be given registration by the ministry of environment and forests.

Nitin Gupta, CEO of the Attero Recycling, said, "The registration by the CPCB is in recognition of our commitment to the cause of the environment."

June 11: The E-Salvage project to dispose of 200 tons of electronic waste generated every month in the city is yet to see the light of day.
It was the AP Technology Services which proposed the project for the effective disposal of e-waste and it was approved by the AP Pollution Control Board.

Delhi: Hardware companies are on the hunt for the best e-waste disposal mechanisms. The waste from discarded computers, TVs and mobiles is projected to grow to over 8,00,000 tonnes by 2012.

After Wipro, Nokia and Philips, Hewlett-Packard

Chemicals producers and governments agreed on Friday to step up efforts to push for greater safety in chemicals from lead in paint to microscopic substances.

But non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said unless the industry and governments come up with more money, agreed targets for cleaning up chemicals by 2020 were unlikely to be met.

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Writankar Mukherjee KOLKATA

AS THE level of electrification in the country rises, so would consumption of electrical and electronic items ranging from compact fluorescent lamps to television sets, mobile phones, computers and the myriad gadgets that make the 21st century what it is.

Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka told Parliament yesterday that the government would launch its programme for recycling the electronic wastes such as mobile phone batteries very soon.

The Minister was speaking during the debate on the Environment Conservation Levy which was introduced earlier.

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