India’s first e-waste eco-park

February 26, 2022

On February 24, 2022, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, announced that Delhi will get India’s first e-waste eco-park.

Key Points

First electronic-waste eco-friendly park will be set up in Delhi, to handle the increasing e-waste. Dismantling, Re-cycling, Re-furbishing and re-manufacturing of the waste will be done in a safe and scientific manner.
It will be built on 20 acres of land.

Waste Generation in Delhi

Currently, Delhi produces 2 lakh tonnes of e-waste every year. However, it is not being handled scientifically and safely. It is handled and recycled by informal recyclers. This led to many life-threatening incidents such as fire breakouts, which in turn impacts the health of residents and waste handlers of Delhi.

Features of Such Eco- Park

The e-waste eco-part will comprise of an authorised refurbishing market as a secondary product sale market for batteries, electronic goods, laptops, chargers, mobiles and PCs.
Across the 12 zones, collection centres will be set up, in order to channelise e-waste.
The e-waste eco-park will provide infrastructure, training and tools to the operators from informal sector, in a bid to groom them as formal recyclers.
This facility will comprise of dismantling, refurbishing, segregation, plastic recycling, material wise storage, and testing, and precious metal extraction facilities, from Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) through high-end technologies.
It will provide integrated and environmentally-safe disposal of e-waste, using innovative technologies. This will help in reduce the pollution and adverse impact on environment.
The activities in the park will be targeted towards small and medium scale enterprises clusters, which are involved in e-waste recycling. They will include refurbishment, segregation, disassembly, stocking of segregated materials such as plastics, metals, glass and components.

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