India’s first electronic-waste eco-friendly park will be set up in Delhi, to handle the increasing e-waste. The park shall accomplish the functions of dismantling, re-cycling, re-furbishing and re-manufacturing of the waste in a safe and scientific manner. The park will be built on 20 acres of land.
Waste Generation in Delhi
Delhi, currently, produces 2 lakh tonnes of e-waste each year. However, it is not being handled scientifically and safely but is recycled by informal recyclers which is leading to many life-threatening incidents such as fire breakouts, which in turn impacts the health of residents and waste handlers of Delhi.
Eco- Park features
- The e-waste eco-park shall have authorised refurbishing market as a secondary product sale market for batteries, electronic goods, laptops, chargers, mobiles and PCs.
- Across the 12 zones, collection centres will be set up, to channelise e-waste.
- The e-waste eco-park will provide infrastructure, training and tools to operators from informal sector in a bid to groom them as formal recyclers.
- This facility will comprise dismantling, refurbishing, segregation, plastic recycling, material wise storage, and testing, and precious metal extraction facilities, from Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) through high-end technologies.
- It will promise integrated and environmentally-safe disposal of e-waste, using innovative technologies. This will help in reduce the pollution and adverse impact on environment.