Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh became the first e-waste clinic of the country. The facility would ensure scientific handling and disposal of electronic waste generate from households and commercial establishments.
Key Features
A MoU to this effect was signed between the Bhopal municipal corporation and Central Pollution Control Board on 28th September.
The project has been conceived as per the Solid Waste Management Policy, 2016.
The project would be taken up as a pilot project in Bhopal for three months and depending on its success would subsequently be replicated across India.
Presently there are no e-waste collection centres in the state capital.
Electronic waste will either be collected door-to-door or could be deposited directly at the clinic by individuals.
The CPCB will provide technical support at the unit and the collected hazardous waste will then be sent to Bengaluru for recycling.
This would ensure scientific handling and disposal of electronic waste generated from households and commercial establishments.
