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Wednesday, Aug 09, 2006
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Environment States - Tamil Nadu e-waste processing plant to be set up in Chennai Archana Venkat
Project details The plant will process two tonnes of e-waste a day to break even in two years. It is expected to be operational by December. It will employ people from the unorganised e-waste management units and train them keeping in mind environment, health and safety concerns.
Chennai , Aug. 8 The Tamil Nadu Technology Development and Promotion Centre (TNTDPC), a part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is helping to set up an electronic waste processing plant in Chennai. It has submitted a blueprint for the plant to the State Government. This includes guidelines for preliminary planning and technology related help. About 10,000 sq ft space will be required for the plant along with an additional 5,000 sq ft for a warehouse facility. "We have submitted a document to the State Government asking for land near IT and manufacturing companies," said Ms Kavita Vemuri, Councillor and Head, TNTDPC. Gummidipoondi and Perungudi have been short-listed as they have landfills in the vicinity. Most landfills contain e-waste.
Looking for partners
With a cost estimate of about Rs 6 crore for the main facility, the centre is looking for partners to fund the venture. "The response from IT and manufacturing companies to participate in e-waste processing has been positive," said Ms Vemuri. The plant will process two tonnes of e-waste a day to break even in two years. It is expected to be operational by December, she said. The centre will help provide the reverse engineering technology that will be used to process e-waste. Though the name of the company was undisclosed, it is understood that the company is a first timer in e-waste processing. It will employ people from the unorganised e-waste management units and train them keeping in mind environment, health and safety concerns, said Ms Vemuri.
Buy-back cess
The centre is also educating manufacturers to introduce a "buy-back cess" on all potential e-waste items. Under this scheme, manufacturers would be expected to pay for items they produce that would eventually become e-waste. Currently, companies abroad like HP pay a little extra for their produce and this amount is paid to e-waste processing units. The CII is also working with a Ukrainian joint venture company Britanica for technology transfer involving use of un-segregated plastics (these are mixed plastics and cannot be separated through e-waste processing techniques) to make tiles. Such tiles are said to be strong, light, durable and fully waterproof.
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