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Fresh rules for managing electronic waste [1]

Pune With nearly 5,000 tonnes of electronic waste generated in Pune every year and about 23,000 tonnes in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is preparing fresh guidelines for e-waste management for the two cities that generate maximum e-waste in the state.

Environment secretary Valsa Nair, who is also the chairperson of the MPCB, has already issued a notice to this effect.

Publication Date: 
12/12/2008
Indian Express (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Hazardous Waste [3], Electronic Waste [4], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [5], Maharashtra [6]
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