The Hindu Business Line : e-waste management unit to come up in Bangalore soon

"There is a need to prepare a guidance manual listing best practices of e-waste management. The manual could split specific e-waste management practices into those that could be managed by the small sector units and those that need be managed by large scale, organised units," said Dr V. Rajagopalan, Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) speaking at a seminar on `Green Cities' organised on the eve of World Environment Day.

Dr D.C. Sharma, Zonal Officer, Southern Region, CPCB, informed that the first e-waste management unit in the country would come up in Bangalore soon.

"The unit would have a capacity of managing two tonnes of e-waste per day. CPCB has already awarded the unit `consent for operation'. We are currently evaluating the unit, following which we would award `consent for establishment'," Dr Sharma said.

The CPCB plans to start a registration process for e-waste management units. "Following this, we would send letters to all IT companies in Bangalore asking them to dispose off their e-waste only at registered e-waste disposal units," Dr Sharma added.

As of now, local NGOs are engaged in carrying out an inventory of e-waste in and around Bangalore. Setting up of a second unit in Bangalore for managing 10 tonnes of e-waste per day is in the pipeline, he added.

E-waste, generally, consists of obsolete electronic devices such as computers, servers, main frames, monitors, TVs & display devices, telecommunication devices such as cellular phones, calculators, audio and video devices, printers, scanners, copiers and fax machines, among others. Bangalore is estimated to generate around 30,000 obsolete computers every year, which ultimately end up as e-waste.

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