E-Waste Management in India – Challenges and Opportunities

Date and Time: 9 January 2020, 6:30pmAdd to Calendar 09/01/2020 18:30 09/01/2020 20:00 Asia/Kolkata E-Waste Management in India – Challenges and Opportunities Must check for Details and on Event day before visiting -
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Event Description: E-Waste Management in India – Challenges and Opportunities

Presentations by Ms Akanksha Manish, 11th-grade student of Shri Ram School, Aravali, Gurgaon who is Secretary of Environment in her school and an active member of the RWA of her colony; and Dr. Paromita Chakraborty, Associate Professor, SRM Research Institute with Adjunct position in Dept. of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu

Chair: Dr. Suneel Pandey, Sr. Fellow and Director, Environment and Waste Management Division, TERI

Rapid advancement in technology has witnessed an exponential increase in the production of electronic items. Unless there is a very strong, streamlined producer responsibility (EPR), management of electronic waste is not easy. This is more pronounced in developing countries like India which lacks investment, infrastructure, legislation and skilled human resources. Electronic waste requires to be dismantled and processed scientifically and with a lot of precautions. The talk will focus on the challenges and opportunities of E-waste management in India

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