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India’s 1st E-waste Park

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    10Pointer
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    Environment
  • Published
    28th Feb, 2022

The Delhi government will build India’s first electronic waste eco-park in the national capital.

Context

The Delhi government will build India’s first electronic waste eco-park in the national capital.

About Eco- Park

  • The e-waste park is being planned in Narela industrial area and will be spread across 20 acres. 
    • Across the 12 zones, collection centers will be set up, in order to channelise e-waste.
  • The e-waste eco-part will consist of an authorized refurbishing market as a secondary product sale market for batteries, electronic goods, laptops, chargers, mobiles and PCs.
  • This facility will consist of dismantling, refurbishing, segregation, plastic recycling, material wise storage, and testing, and precious metal extraction facilities, from Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) through high-end technologies.
    • The activities in the park will be targeted towards small and medium scale enterprises clusters, which are involved in e-waste recycling. 
  • The e-waste eco-park will provide infrastructure, training and tools to the operators from the informal sector, in a bid to groom them as formal recyclers.
    • The e-waste eco-park shall engage informal operators involved in this work for a long time and with a sufficient knowledge base in the collection network. 
  • There will be end-to-end processing of e-waste and zero landfill will be ensured.
  • It will provide integrated and environmentally-safe disposal of e-waste, using innovative technologies. 
    • This will help in reducing the pollution and adverse impact on the environment.
  • The activities in the park will be targeted towards small and medium scale enterprises clusters, which are involved in e-waste recycling. 

Present scenario in Delhi

  • It is estimated that Delhi generates about 200,000 tonnes of e-waste annually from electrical appliances, electronic items, computers, accessories and mobile phones, among others. 
  • This is potentially hazardous to not only the environment but can, in the short-term, also harm humans.

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