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E-waste recyclers urged to work in clusters

Company Name : Environxchange.com Source : The Hindu

BANGALORE: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Chairman A.S. Sadashivaiah on Thursday urged e-waste recyclers in the informal sector to take the cooperative union path for better recycling of waste as well as to improve their revenue.

Speaking at the opening of Eco Birdd Recycling Company Pvt. Ltd. here, Mr. Sadashivaiah said the informal sector should take a cue from the success saga of milk unions in the State. The board, he said, would extend support to such ventures.

Mr. Sadashivaiah also complimented the efforts of Rizwan Khan, Managing Director of Eco Birdd, for his initiative in setting up a sophisticated e-waste recycling unit.

In his inaugural address, Adviser to the Chief Minister A. Ravindra congratulated the company for distinguishing itself by moving from the informal sector to the formal one.

Manohar, Zonal Officer of the Central Pollution Control Board noted that the Eco Birdd is the first authorised e-waste recycling plant in Karnataka and appreciated the efforts of the promoters.

Mr. Khan told The Hindu after the opening ceremony that the unit undertakes dismantling, refurbishing, reusing and recycling of the e-waste. The plant has a capacity of handling about 350 tonnes of e-waste a month, he said.

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While metal parts in the e-waste will be removed and melted, the silicon waste will be sent to KSPCB authorised centres, Mr. Khan said.

He noted that the unit scientifically disposes off toxic metals, biologically active material, acids and plastic during the recycling process. The Eco Birdd is a cluster of recyclers who joined hands to get into the formal way of recycling e-waste.