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RefurbishingComputers is a profitable business that can be started with comparatively less hassle than other e-waste businesses. A refurbisher can buy old computers and laptops from bulk consumers(public or private entities)or collect them directly from the consumers. He must check the computers to ensure quality and must be able to refurbish them without incurring much […]

The Hazardous Waste Management Rules (HWM Rules) of 2016 gives the provisions to ensure the prevention, recycling and safe disposal of hazardous waste in India. HWM rules have been updated from time to time to lay down guidelines for handling, generation, processing, treatment, package, storage, transportation, use reprocessing, collection, conversion, destruction and disposal of hazardous […]

Commonly imported batteries are lithium batteries, Solar batteries and Lead Acid Batteries (LAB). Many locally manufactured and assembled products, including electronic devices, automobiles, and power backup devices, need batteries manufactured in different parts of the world. We have limited reserves of lead and far fewer lithium reserves. The manufacturers and assemblers in the country rely […]

In India, the demand for copper is met through the domestic production of copper ore, copper concentrate and copper scraps. Copper scrap is collected from various sources like copper smelting and related industries in the form of copper workings. In contrast, old copper scrap is recovered from electrical motors, electronic equipment, cables, wires, utensils, etc. […]

E-waste comprises waste generated when end–of–life of Electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) is discarded by the user with no intent to reuse. By definition, E-Waste Management is the recycling, reuse and disposal of the waste generated by used electronic and electrical devices and appliances. Therefore, e-waste management techniques are based on extracting the maximum value […]

Plastic has played an essential role in the development of the modern-day world. From simple toys to space suits, plastic use has been ubiquitous. Plastic is considered by many to be a necessary evil, something we can’t live without. But the uncontrolled usage of plastic has led to a huge waste problem in many countries, […]

E-Waste is one of the fastest-growing waste globally. Out of all the e-waste generated worldwide, only 17% of it is being recycled. In India, the recycling ratio is even less. Reports by some private agencies show that authorised dismantling and recycling account for only 5 to 10 % of the total e-waste being recycled. The […]

The definition of something can decide the law’s applicability on the subject. Therefore in the context of waste management, the meaning of hazardous waste becomes essential. The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) (HWM) Rules, 2016 gives the meaning of hazardous waste as any waste with some specific physical, chemical, biological, flammable, explosive, […]

The E-waste Management Rules 2016 came into effect in October 2016 as a crucial tool to demarcate the individual responsibilities of manufacturer, producer, consumer, bulk consumer, collection centres, dealers, e-retailer, refurbisher, dismantler and recycler. The increasing amount of e-waste in the country and the challenges faced due lack of specified SOP for recyclers were a […]

India became a signatory to Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste in 1992. It amended its existing regulations in 2000 and 2003 to properly align its national laws with the Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste. In India, The Hazardous Waste Rules came into effect in 2008, with subsequent amendments in 2009 and 2010. Then we saw […]