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New e-Waste Recycler Authorised in Bangalore
Submitted by david.rochat on Thu, 2009-03-05 16:57. NewsK.G.NANDINI ENTERPRISES (KGN) has started to operate in Bangalore India's first full integrated electronic waste recycling plant. The Plant is located in Bidadi, next to Wonderla and has a capacity of 1.0 ton per hour. KGN has taken the license (CFE & CFO) from KSPCB for a capacity of 7200 MT/annum and does accept all kind of e-waste (printed circuit boards, computers, electrical cables, electrical transformers, small house hold appliances etc.).read more »
First corporate client for E-WaRDD
Submitted by brondel on Mon, 2008-08-25 07:49. News
The Bangalore-based E-WaRDD now has its first corporate client: Titan Industries, a leading name in watches in India.
E-WaRDD is an association of e-waste recyclers who are in the process of being upgraded from the informal sector.read more »
ELCIA collection point operational
Submitted by brondel on Mon, 2008-08-25 06:25. NewsELCIA (Electronics City Association) in Bangalore now operates a collection center for all e-waste generated in Electronics City. Companies are encouraged to give all their e-waste including tubelights and CFLs to the collection point.
First groupe of ex-informal recyclers authorised in India!
Submitted by david.rochat on Tue, 2008-05-06 12:50. NewsE-WaRDD, one of the first groups of informal recyclers in India that had come together in order to integrate in the formal economy, has just recieved a letter from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board granting them a Consent for Establishment (CFE). read more »
ELCIA inaugurates first collection point for e-waste in India
Submitted by david.rochat on Mon, 2008-04-28 16:48. NewsThis is a momentous occasion for ELCIA who launches the first initiative of a techpark to manage its e-waste in a responsible way, therefore setting a benchmark for the entire country. read more »
ELCIA get Consent for Establishment for e-Waste Collection point
Submitted by andi g on Wed, 2008-04-09 13:53. NewsThe Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA) has obtained the authorisation for collection and storage of e-Waste today by the Karnataka State Pollution Controll Board (KSPCB)
Precious metal price records recall for a better business model in India's inefficient informal precious metal recovery
Submitted by andi g on Mon, 2008-03-03 09:08. NewsNews of today: gold hits 4th straight record, silver on 27-year high and palladium on a 6-1/2-year high (Reuters)!
India: A burial ground of world’s electronic waste
Submitted by andi g on Wed, 2008-02-20 10:30. NewsAFTER CHINA imposed a ban on the import of e-waste in 2002, India has emerged as one of the largest dumping grounds for the developed world. Once the electronic equipment, mostly computers, turns obsolete in the West, they are exported as e-waste into the South Asian market, mostly to India and Pakistan. read more »
Producer Take-Back Programmes Not Enough to Combat Electronic Waste
Submitted by andi g on Wed, 2008-02-20 05:49. NewsAccording to Gartner Inc, manufacturers alone cannot be held responsible for the disposal of electronic-waste and any solution that fails to recognise the shared responsibility of manufacturers, governments, end-users (be they organisations or individuals) and the recycling industry will be fundamentally flawed. read more »
