Delhi ''blesses'' Haridwar with e-waste
                   
ciol.com     Jul 24, 2008          

Environmentalists say that interstate transportation of e-waste is illegal and dangerous NEW DELHI, INDIA: Environmentalists are concerned over Delhi sending electronic waste (e-waste) to other states for recycling. Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) recycle its e-waste at plants it had set up in various places, including one in the holy town of Haridwar. This plant has an annual recycling capacity of 12,000 tonnes. Environmentalists say that interstate transportation of e-waste is illegal and dangerous. "While Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore have formal mechanism to tackle e-waste in their respective regions, Delhi doesn't have any such recycler as of now," said Ramapathi Kumar, Greenpeace toxic campaign manager, while pointing out why Delhi sends its e-waste to other states. The Central Pollution Control Board... [read full story]                    


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