Residents of Lutyens’ Delhi will soon be able to discard their electronic waste in an environment-friendly manner and will also be able to earn some extra money in the process.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will start a facility for door-to-door collection of old electronic appliances such as refrigerators, laptops, mobile phones, desktops, printers and water-coolers from homes and offices that fall under NDMC’s jurisdiction. The council will also pay money to people in lieu of their old gadgets.
The project has been taken to ensure proper disposal of e-waste in the national Capital, officials said. Around 90% of Delhi residents don’t know how to dispose of electronic waste, according to a 2016 study conducted by a non-governmental organisation Toxic Link.
Read more of this in a report by Vibha Sharma published in Hindustan Times...
(Such initiatives should be undertaken throughout the country. Most people don’t realise the consequence of discarding e-waste in an improper manner. - Editor)
