e-waste

"Our USP is the door-to-door step service we offer. Several websites and apps facilitate e-waste management. However, we have collaborated with authorised recyclers who can come to your doorstep to collect the waste."

Trisha Bhattacharya and Soorya Balasubramanian, students of classes 9 and 10 from Vibgyor High School in Goregaon, were behind this initiative.

Rajasthan's government has decided to deal with the mounting e-waste and plastic problem the state faces.

Instead of throwing used bulbs, tube lights or batteries away one by one, the main idea is to encourage people to inculcate the habit of safely stocking and disposing these collectively.

One of the most common uses of gold today is in smartphones, but with a lifespan of 5 years, these smartphones gets thrown in the waste along with the gold. Well, no more will that be the case.

Spearheaded by the students of Anjuman-I-Islam A A Khatkhatay English secondary school in Vashi, this unique e-waste management initiative has been christened ‘Contribute your E-waste to educate a child’.

Bengaluru is the third largest e-waste producer in India after Mumbai and Delhi. It generates 37,000 metric tonnes of electronic waste every year.

Residents of South Bengaluru can now safely dispose of their harmful e-waste by simply walking into post offices.

Launched by startup Eco eMarket, this platform is meant to trade electronic, paper, plastic and textile waste.

Nishant Jain is a 15-year-old boy from Mumbai who has been working with schools in the city to collect batteries and e-waste in order to recycle them properly.