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By 2012 e-waste would be about 80-lakh tons [1]

MP Pollution Control Board Chairman Dr NP Shukla said that e-waste which includes electrical and electronic products and their parts are now emerging as a serious challenge in all cities and rural areas. According to an estimate by the year 2012 e-waste would be about 80-lakh tons, which has to be disposed according to the environmental rules.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2010
Central Chronicle (Bhopal) [2]
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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) [3], Hazardous Waste [4], Electronic Waste [5], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [6], Madhya Pradesh [7]
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