Context
The Delhi government will build India’s first electronic waste eco-park in the national capital.
About Eco- Park
- The e-waste park is being planned in Narela industrial area and will be spread across 20 acres.
- Across the 12 zones, collection centers will be set up, in order to channelise e-waste.
- The e-waste eco-part will consist of an authorized refurbishing market as a secondary product sale market for batteries, electronic goods, laptops, chargers, mobiles and PCs.
- This facility will consist 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.
- The activities in the park will be targeted towards small and medium scale enterprises clusters, which are involved in e-waste recycling.
- The e-waste eco-park will provide infrastructure, training and tools to the operators from the informal sector, in a bid to groom them as formal recyclers.
- The e-waste eco-park shall engage informal operators involved in this work for a long time and with a sufficient knowledge base in the collection network.
- There will be end-to-end processing of e-waste and zero landfill will be ensured.
- It will provide integrated and environmentally-safe disposal of e-waste, using innovative technologies.
- This will help in reducing the pollution and adverse impact on the environment.
- The activities in the park will be targeted towards small and medium scale enterprises clusters, which are involved in e-waste recycling.
Present scenario in Delhi
- It is estimated that Delhi generates about 200,000 tonnes of e-waste annually from electrical appliances, electronic items, computers, accessories and mobile phones, among others.
- This is potentially hazardous to not only the environment but can, in the short-term, also harm humans.
