The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, announced that Delhi would get India’s first E-Waste eco-park.
Highlights
First, electronic-waste eco-friendly parks are established in Delhi to handle the increasing e-waste. Dismantling, Re-cycling, Re-furbishing, and re-manufacturing of the waste will be done securely and scientifically.
It’ll be built on 20 acres of land.
The e-waste eco-part will comprise an authorized refurbishing market as a secondary product sale marketplace for batteries, electronic goods, laptops, chargers, mobiles, and PCs.
Across the 12 zones, collection centers will be established to channel e-waste.
The e-waste eco-park will provide the informal sector operators with , training, and tools to groom them as formal recyclers.
This facility will comprise dismantling, refurbishing, segregation, plastic recycling, material-wise storage, testing, and valuable extraction facilities, from computer circuit boards (PCBs) through high-end technologies.