Virogreen and Global e waste management in India

Global E-Waste Problem

Electronic waste is the electronic and electrical devices and gadgets which has gone obsolete or have reached their end-of-life. The electronic waste includes discarded electronic devices, cell phones, laptops, computers, TV, refrigerators, ACs, hard disk drives, game consoles and their components.

Electronic-waste (or e-waste) is the collective name given to trashed or discarded PCs, laptops, cell phones, batteries, consumer electronics appliances etc. People don’t understand its harmful effect when they reach their end-of-life cycle. They contain toxic substances like lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium (chromium VI), polybrominated flame retardants etc.

Global e waste management in India

With the growing e-waste management problem in India, e-waste management needs greater attention in India due to the increasing volumes of e-waste dumping, particularly computer waste by developed countries.

Of course, these days Small-Medium Enterprises are realizing the gravity of the e-waste problem and are implementing environment friendly e-waste management technologies for reduction of the e-waste amount..

As India is one of the leading countries in the global IT and telecom domain, it is generating huge volume of electronic waste (e-waste) every year. India produces about 18.5 lakh tonnes of electronic waste annually.

If you consider formal waste recycling and disposal technology, India is still in very young stage. Still today, most of the waste is recycled and disposed of through informal techniques, which has given rise to serious environmental hazards.

As part of Global e waste management in India, a policy has been formulated, named ‘Producer Responsibility Organization’ (PRO) to strengthen EPR further.

United against e-waste generation

After much clamoring and deliberation, legislation has been passed shortly by the government which mandates e-waste generators to collaborate with licensed waste management firms to bring down wastage volume and recycle it safely. In addition that there are some small and mid-sized firms are entering into tie-ups with various international firms to exploit green technologies for reducing e-waste.

Virogreen, a top-notch electronic waste disposal company in India employs high quality contemporary electronic waste disposal and recycling methods under the guidance of well-trained staff at its secured facility.