In today's modern world where everyone even the poorest of the poor posses a mobile phone the volume of e-waste generated around the world is enormous !!! Take for example USA, it is no doubt the most developed nation in the world and generates more than 5 million tons of e-waste.. and India also produces considerable amount of e-wastes..
Here is the problem, these wastes as the name suggests are not completely waste !!! The chips contains various precious elements and if left unattended becomes a big headache for the nature... ITS TOXIC !!!
Well, the good news is that we can recycle them !!! In a world of fast depleting resources recycling is a viable option and the best one !!! yay !!!
But here is the bomb !!! :p
The e-waste if not recycled properly has its own problems worse than if left untreated.. :(
The e-waste contains precious elements but are toxic for the humans... So authorized organised enterprises must take care of these stuff or should we say handle it in a much technical way !!!
Since India is a fast growing nation we thought we should create awareness among the youth for a better electric future :p
We invited E Parisara , India's first electronic waste recycling unit !!! to our campus ...
Mr P Parthasarathy, MD happened to visit us and gave a presentation on how to handle e-waste safely !!! He pointed out that major problem is the collection of e-wastes in India. A major chunk goes to the unorganised sector, where all the problems arise plus the recoverability is also less!!! The presentation also discussed the various methods available to get these metals out of wastes ... It was quite a experience and we did learn a lot !!!
E Parisara : http://www.ewasteindia.in/#
Please check the website and let us support them for this noble cause !!! Also lets be more responsible !! and think before throwing away your gadget....
