The extended Producer Responsibility principle, notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forest recently, places the onus on the producers for the entire lifecycle of the product. To comply, many mobile handset companies have started aggressively promoting their ‘payback' service that facilitates the exchange of mobile phones. But one ought to do with other e-waste that stays accumulated at home is a concern that still remains to be addressed.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/disposal-household-e-waste-unaddressed-issue
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vasudha-venugopal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai-t
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/computers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/greenpeace
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
