Calcutta is generating much more electronic waste than a few years back and very little of it is being recycled, increasing the risk of an environment disaster.
A recent study by the state pollution control board along with the central pollution control board, the Indian Chamber of Commerce and German organisation GiZ has found that nearly 26,000 tonnes of e-waste is generated in the Calcutta M
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/e-waste-multiplies-recycle-option-absent
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-kolkata
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronics-industry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/calcutta-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
