E-waste drive gives a new lease of life to govt. offices in Wayanad
The Hindu
Nearly 7 tonnes of e-waste collected in one month
It was at a time when e-waste and hazardous waste were posing serious threat to government offices in the district that the Haritha Keralam Mission in association with Clean Kerala Company and Sanitation Mission launched a special drive.
The drive, jointly inaugurated by District Collector A. Geetha and District Police Chief Aravind Sukumar in the first week of April was a huge success, as it could collect nearly 7 tonnes of e-waste.
“When the accumulation of e waste, including computers, and hazardous waste such as cartridges used in printers and mercury bulbs turned a nuisance, as they consumed a lot of space in government offices, we decided to launch the programme,” said E. Suresh Babu, district coordinator, Haritha Keralam Mission, Wayanad.
We informed all district-level officials about the drive and received good response from them. Posters and brochures were also used for the purpose.
E-waste was procured by paying ₹10 a kg to the offices, while hazardous waste was collected free of charge, Mr. Suresh Babu said. As much as 6,890 kg of e waste and 99.5 kg of hazardous waste had been collected from 33 offices during the drive, he added.
The largest quantity of e-waste had been procured from NMSM Government College. As much as 1963.8 kg of e-waste was collected from the college.
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