Bengaluru comes up with systen to collect e-waste through post offices

Bengaluru has come to the forefront of managing e-waste - in South Bengaluru, these can be dropped off at the nearest Bangalore One centre and soon, it will be extended to select post offices. In view of rapid up-gradation of technologies, electronic items become obsolete too soon and people are loaded with electronic junk. Unless properly disposed off, these items are environmental risks.
Hence the initiative of Bengaluru needs to be be lauded.
This hass been reported in thehindu.com dated 25 February 2017.

Two organisations who are involved in the waste management sector for over a decade have put up nine e-waste collection units at nine Bangalore One centres in 10 wards in and around J.P. Nagar and, in less than a month, they have collected over 250 kg of e-waste that include laptops, mobile phones, DVDs and other electronic equipment. There is a mobile pick-up vehicle also doing the rounds in south Bengaluru. It is a pre-arranged collection with institutions and residents welfare associations.
Recent e-waste management rules that have been notified by Ministry of Environment and Forests, has added items like tubelights, CFL and other lighting waste to the e-waste list.


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