e-waste recycling News
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Pan India Plan of E-waste Recycling
May 1st, 2012 will be known as an effective date of commitment to safeguard environment from the pollutant effects of e-waste in India. For last two decades e-waste generated in India was being handled in an unorganised manner. Now with the implementation of E-waste Management Rules, managing this hazardous waste will be the responsibility of Producers and authorised/registered Recyclers in ...
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Shareholders’ approves investment of NMD Japan in Eco Recycling Ltd (Ecoreco)
Ecoreco today announced that the Shareholders in their Annual General Meeting on 30th August, 2012 have approved allotment of 800,000 Equity Shares @ Rs. 40/- per share to Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co. Ltd (NMD) and authorised Board to complete the necessary formalities. This is the first strategic investment in any e-waste recycling company in India on immediate implementation of E-waste ...
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Rise in Electronics Consumption in Asia-Pacific Drives the E-Waste Recycling Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
The rapid industrialization and advancements in technology have led to the accumulation of electrical and electronic waste in Asia-Pacific, compelling governments to pass regulations mandating e-waste recycling. Apart from government impetus, the market has got a boost from the increasing awareness of the potential value of resources within e-waste. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ...
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As Global Market for E-Waste Management Booms, Expansion of Domestic Electronics Sector Drives Asia Pacific Growth
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recyclers represent a booming opportunity worldwide. Tons of e-waste is being generated as the life cycle of computers, printers, television, mobile phones, music systems, refrigerators and others have declined sharply in the past few years. Meanwhile, constant upgrades are increasing the ...
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Frost & Sullivan: High Demand for e-Waste Recycling in Europe
Electrical and electronic equipment accounts for the fastest growing volume of waste generated. Consequently, managing this waste has become imperative to limit hazardous elements and to decrease illegal dumping and export to cheaper countries. The increasing volume of waste electrical and electronics equipment (WEEE) coupled with scarcity of precious metals, high cost of mining, and limited ...
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Extended Producer Responsibility and the e-waste problem
The practice of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is picking up steam, most notably in the information technology industry. A growing number of companies are taking on greater levels of responsibility for the environmental impacts of their products - from point of manufacturing through to end of the life recycling. E-waste recycling is taking off, but obstacles remain to its widespread ...
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India` e-waste generation to reach 800,000 tons in 2012
India' e-waste generation is growing at a rate of 15% and is expected to cross 800,000 tons mark by 2012, according to various research reports. By 2015, 2 billion PCs are expected to invade Indian homes and the country's mobile subscriber base is expected to be about 450 million subscribers. Attero Recycling, India's only integrated electronic waste management company, has launched its ...
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Metech Recycling Approved By Maine as 2012 E-Waste Consolidator
Metech Recycling received approval from the State of Maine to be an E-Waste Consolidator for municipalities and manufacturers in accordance with Maine's E-Waste Law (38 MRSA Sec.1610). The law, enacted in 2004, established a shared responsibility system for the recycling of end-of-life electronics generated by households in Maine. Municipalities, consolidators, recyclers, manufacturers and the ...
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Covanta Energy Joins Industry Coalition Backing E-Waste Export Limits as Bipartisan Support Continues to Grow on Capitol Hill
The Coalition For American Electronics Recycling (CAER) yesterday announced that Covanta Energy, a leading global owner and operator of energy-from-waste projects, has joined the industry drive for federal legislation to restrict export of toxic electronic waste (e-waste) from the U.S. and spur growth of the domestic recycling industry. Despite a political ...
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The e-waste home
You can now dispose of your old computer or cellphone in a safe way. It won’t land up on some Dharavi rooftop and come back to haunt your lungs as its spare parts are burned at street corners. Maharashtra’s first authorised electronic waste (e-waste) unit, Eco Recycling Ltd, has begun operations in Andheri. It is one of four in the country.“We want to set up another unit too. Mumbai generates ...
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Veolia Environmental Services Continues to Work with the Community on Getting Recycling Right
Today, Veolia Environmental Services announced that in 2010 it recycled over 157,000 tonnes of materials from businesses and homes across Australia. The announcement comes just days before World Environment Day held on June 5th.Veolia Environmental Services, as a leader in the provision of waste management and recycling, is working closely with businesses to educate them on the value of business ...
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Responsible recycling of e-waste
Eco Recycling Ltd (Ecoreco) and The Economic Times, presented a discussion on Responsible Recycling of E-waste on March 17, 2009 at MIG Club, Mumbai. The key panelists included: Mr. Sanjay Khandare, IAS, Member Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Mr. B K Soni, Chairman, Eco Recycling Ltd, Mr. Atul Nishar, Founder and Executive Chairman, Hexaware Technologies Limited, Mr. Kunal Pande, ...
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E-waste - global social responsibility
Waste of all sort put together is a major cause of Global Warming and electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the biggest contributor. It is because of electronic revolution the Globe has become a Village. Therefore, we must look at the problem of e-waste in that perception. Political boundaries of respective countries should not be the only criteria of dealing with such grave problem. I am not ...
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Pressure Mounting on Electronics Manufacturers to Develop Sustainable Strategies for Disposal and Recycling of e-Waste
Energy IQ, a division of IQPC, announces the e-Waste Management Summit, on November 14 to 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. There is a pressing need nationally and internationally to manage the masses of electronic equipment being discarded or recycled, and to minimize environmentally hazardous disposal processes. The Summit provides a platform in which industry ...
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Obama administration officials and industry leaders unveil federal strategy to promote U.S.-based electronics recycling market and jobs / Dell Inc., sprint and sony electronics sign agreement with EPA to encourage certified recycling, protect public healt
At an event today, in Austin, Texas, at a certified electronics recycling center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, General Services Administrator Martha N. Johnson, and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley were joined by the CEOs of Dell Inc. and Sprint, and senior executives from Sony Electronics to release the Obama ...
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Dead floppy drive: Kenya recycles global e-waste
In an industrial area outside Kenya's capital city, workers in hard hats and white masks take shiny new power drills to computer parts. This assembly line is not assembling, though. It is dismantling some of the estimated 50 million metric tons of hazardous electronic-waste the world generated last year. The clanking is rhythmic as the workers unscrew, detach and toss motherboards onto piles of ...
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New Jersey bans disposal of electronic waste
Televisions, computers, cellphones and other electronic devices will not be allowed in New Jersey garbage cans and landfills after January 1, 2009 under a new law signed by New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine Tuesday because of the toxic materials they contain. 'The type of waste generated by televisions and computers, while relatively small in volume, accounts for a significant percentage of ...
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EPA and GSA regional Administrators tour certified electronics recycling facility in Dallas
At an event in Dallas today, EPA Regional Administrator Al Armendariz and General Services Administration (GSA) Regional Administrator J.D. Salinas III toured a Dallas electronics recycler as part of the Obama administration’s “National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship” – a strategy for the responsible electronic design, purchasing, management and recycling that ...
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EC taking timid step towards solving e-waste challenge, says EEB
EEB, Europe's largest federation of environmental citizens' organisations, welcomes the European Commission's proposal to strengthen the Directive on the recycling of waste electronic and electrical appliances (WEEE [1]). The proposal safeguards the environmental objectives and the main provisions of the original WEEE Directive such as individual producer responsibility (IPR), which creates ...
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Industry Coalition to Limit Toxic E-Waste Exports Adds New Members, Bi-Partisan Co-Sponsors
The Coalition for American Electronics Recycling (CAER) today announced that Sims Recycling Solutions has joined the industry effort to support federal legislation that will restrict export of toxic electronic waste (e-waste) from the U.S. and spur creation of tens of thousands of jobs through expansion of the domestic recycling industry. In the House of ...
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