Global warming, melting of glaciers, depletion of the ozone layer, rapidly vanishing ground water cache, drastic weather changes and ruthless felling of trees. When many of us are still clinical or insensitive to these issues, how on earth can we expect our corporate citizens to be concerned of environmental issues? Well, better late than never. Many Indian corporates, who only had mind for money so far, are increasingly waking up to these burning issues, and setting their priorities.

The Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb) has come out with guidelines on environmentally sound management of e-waste. The guiding principles come at a time when there is a pressing need for intervention as the e-waste inventory in India is expected to shoot up in the coming years.

http://earth911.org/ CARING FOR REFUSE Technology has revolutionized our lifestyle through telephones, radios, TVs, computers and cell phones. But there is a flipside to technological

Charging your scrap dealer to take away old CDs and bargaining for a good deal on a computer could well be a thing of the past, if a government e-waste management policy comes into effect. With the recent recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on having effective disposal of e-waste, Companies might just start charging you for taking back electronic and electrical equipment.

Honjo: Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics

Recycling That Harms the Environment and People Published: April 15, 2008 Recycling is supposed to be good for the environment. But if it's not carried out properly, certain kinds of recycling

The illegal international trade in environmentally sensitive items such as ozone depleting substances, toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, and endangered species is a serious problem with global impact. This scourge which affects all countries threatens human health, deteriorates the environment, and results in revenue loss for governments in some cases. In fact the illegal trade in wildlife can be as profitable as dealing in narcotics.

THE management of huge and growing quantities of electronic waste may emerge as one of the more important environmental problems of developing countries in the near future.