Comments on: A Documentary: CERC Students Explore E-Waste Warehouse

By: Fotis

Fotis — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:29:25 +0000

It is great idea to run E-cycle point (or a few) in every aglomeration, but it would also be beneficial to run some in the rural areas where the people might find it difficult to deliver some e-waste to the next big city. I’m actually thinking about something mobile (a van or so) to come and go every few weeks.

By: Vineet

Vineet — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:37:17 +0000

Hi,
E-waste has gradually climbed to the the top of the priority list for the waste management think-tanks around the world. With our affinity to the gadgets increasing by the day, the volume of electronic waste occupying our offices and residence have also been spiraling.

Countries like China, India and Brazil which are emerging as the new economic blocks have virtually sidelined the menace of e-waste – barring a few recycling agencies involved. We need a global e-waste management standards to be integrated into the manufacturing-to-disposal cycle.
A recent snapshot of the Indian e-waste nightmare can be seen here:
http://www.greenarth.com/blog/e-waste-stashing-the-right-way

Vineet
Grid No. 91

By: Gin martini

Gin martini — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:34:19 +0000

This is a great thing you are doing. I live in a very large college town. We really need something like this. What kind of costs do you run into when running something like that?

We should never throw away cell phones. They are very toxic and people do it all the time.