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Generating Awareness on E-waste
Source: Indian Express, Date: , 2014
By embracing technology, India
has only become a massive generator of e-waste.“We have come from 1, 50,000
tons of e-waste in 2006 to 8,00,000 in 2012-13. We are growing at more than 100
per cent a year,” says Rathinam T, vice president, Tes-AMM India, an e-waste
recycling company. The hazardous effect of e-waste can find its way into a
mother’s milk. When it is illegally disposed in water, the chemicals get mixed
with groundwater, which is consumed by animals and humans. “These hazards have
not gained as much attention as required in India,” adds Rathinam. Although
there is an existing law on e-waste (management and handing) that came into
force in 2012, the implementation is yet to catch on. “Government collection
centres should be introduced in different areas and people should be asked to
drop the e-waste there every month,” says Rathinam.
Read more:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Generating-Awareness-on-E-waste/2014/11/18/article2528047.ece
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