Samalkha unit chips off gold from tonnes of e-waste
Source: The Tribune, Date: , 2015
The information and communication revolution has undoubtedly
brought a sea change in our day-to-day life but it also led to manifold
problems in the form of hazardous waste. It has been a challenge to properly
recycle e-waste generated from obsolete computers, mobile phones and their
accessories. A unit recently set up here by Raman Sharma has started recycling
e-waste in an environmental friendly way. While there are 138 registered units
in the country in this field, but Exigo Recycling is the first of its kind
which is doing end-to-end recycling, Raman claimed. “This means not even a
single part of e-waste is left without proper treatment,” he pointed out.
Having started functioning in January, the unit is recycling 75 to 100 metric
tonnes of e-waste every month. Sharma said, “Various metals, including copper,
aluminium, lead, gold and tin are extracted from e-waste by using various
machines which are then sold in the open market.”