IIT Madras will develop an E-commerce platform to manage E- waste, and keep the formal and informal sector connected through it. Named E-source, this platform will create a demand and supply chain between buyers and sellers of electronic products. The initiative has been taken by the Indo-German Sustainability Centre (IGSC).
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They highlighted the demand for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) which are reusable or recyclable, so this initiative will help in linking them. Prof. Sudhir Chella Ranjan, a faculty of IGSC talked of the heedless dumping that is becoming a major problem for India, or they are entirely dismantled to obtain valuable metals which render them useless, through E-source, the lack of re-use will be solved.
The IIT Madras in their press release further elaborated that it is data-driven and uses machine learning to operate. Studies suggest that currently, the world generates 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste annually, which is expected to double in the next 16 years. E-waste is a big problem for India too, technological innovations like E-source will put India at the forefront of E-waste management.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.
